perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to begin talking; to open up
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
jumping to a hasty conclusion
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to understand; to make out
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
the scruff or nape of the neck
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain