correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
chance (of success); odds
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
team competition; team game
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
contradiction; inconsistency
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
means; way; method; measure