standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
on one hand; on the other hand
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
passion; temper; irritability
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
to gain fame; to make one's name
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
suspicion (of others); jealousy
that is to say; so that means
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
natural; reasonable; understandable
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
to claim victims; to leave casualties
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to cultivate a better understanding
to engage in a heated discussion
rational; logical; coherent
to rant and rave; to raise hell
reason; logic; method; system; order
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
in the face of; in defiance of
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to smile a smile of satisfaction
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of