standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
war; battle; match; game; competition
favorite; favourite; habitually used
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
beyond this point; from now on; after this
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to sniff out; to get wind of
to have an eye on; to zero in on
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless