predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to close (one's eyes); to shut
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
to arrive (by car, bike, etc.); to drive up to; to draw up at; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
offering an opinion (to a superior, the government, etc.); proposal; suggestion; advice
impossible to do (although wants to)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit