to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to burst (open); to break; to split
it's no joke; gimme a break!
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff