to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
8000; eight thousand; many
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
in history; ever; historical
resources; maneuver; manoeuvre
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
pretension; conceit; hubris
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
self-torturing; masochistic
big talk; boasting; bragging
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to accomplish something; to leave a mark; to make an impression; to build a track record
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
burlesque; low comedy; farce
great hurry; great haste; rush
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
body; physique; build; stature
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
repetition of position (in chess, shogi, etc.); repetition draw
mobile troops; mechanized unit; mechanised unit; naval task force
formation (e.g. of aircraft)
expected value; expectation value; expectation
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
gender; distinction of sex; sex
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead