average; mean; balance; equilibrium
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
belligerence; fighting spirit
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
bet; wager; stake; gamble
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to some extent; to a certain extent
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
acceleration; speeding up
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
just as one was told; like she (he) said
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
speeding up; increase in pace
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
rubber raft; inflatable boat
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying