to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to catch the eye; to attract attention
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
the other day; a few days ago
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to be itching to put one's skills to use
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to not believe one's ears
to move forward; to move on
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
impassioned speech; fervent speech
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
prospects of victory; chances of success
to push aside; to push one's way through
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
special training; intensive training; crash course
had better ...; had better not ...
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
practical question (problem); practical matter
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide