to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
back (of a chair); backrest
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
nothing but; none other than
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
mistaken arrest; arrest based on misidentification
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
power; authority; jurisdiction
keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression
huge rock; firmness; solidity
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
to grow; to develop; to grow up
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
disbanding (usu. a military unit); breaking up
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to not take seriously; to take lightly
that kind; competition; match
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
title deed; certificate of title
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
not worth considering; out of the question
material; materials; data; information; documents