to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
silence (not speaking); muteness
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to slide into; to slip into
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
existence; being; presence
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation