astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
and; thereupon; because of that
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
one's own army; one's own team
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
what's what; heads or tails
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
to be expensive; to be costly
to hold fast; to protect to the end
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
loss of momentum or follow-through as a result of impact; getting knocked aside
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to fire into; to shoot into
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
opposite side; other side
iron hammer; crushing blow
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to be relieved; to feel relieved
way; method; means; resource; course
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty