power balance; balance of power
serious; severe; grave; acute
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
serves you right!; see what happens!
to triumph; to be elated with success
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to glare at each other; to confront each other
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
both; both sides; both parties
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to refuse; to reject; to deny
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
on bad terms; at loggerheads
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to succeed; to bear fruit
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy