environment; surroundings; circumstances
word game; wordplay; playing with words
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
(another's) daughter; young lady
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
way of speaking; intimation
war situation; progress of a battle
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
how; in what way; by what means
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to indicate; to show; to point to
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
(not) even with; (not) even using
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon