to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
proposal; offer; request; application
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
I couldn't care less; not caring less
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to make sense; to be consistent
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
slight; insignificant; small
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
language family; family of languages
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character