(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
joint struggle; common (united) front
clever scheme; outlandish plan; unusual plan
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
nine parts; nine percent; almost
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to handle (a thing) roughly
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
chance (of success); odds
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
restoration; repair; mending
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
one more time; once more; once again
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding