openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
hasty preparation; cramming; goods prepared in a hurry (after they were already needed); makeshift; half-baked
to fall flat; to fall face down
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extraordinary; outrageous; unconditioned dharma
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo