measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
resistance; opposition; obstruction; (electrical) insulating coating; insulating varnish
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
(shopping) mall; shopping centre; mall (pedestrianized street); Moor; mold; mould; molding
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
reinforcement; strengthening
multifunction; multipurpose
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
desperation; self-abandonment
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
the same rank; equality; apposition
cowardly; timid; easily frightened