so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
stagnation; hindrance; delay
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
tune (melody, piece of music)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
power; authority; jurisdiction
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
reckless; rash; headlong; foolhardy; daredevil; daring
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
like that; that way; thus
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
self-protection; self-preservation