to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
freely; right and left; as one pleases
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
strong; resolute; firm; strict
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
according to plan; as planned; on target
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)
front right; front and right; before and right; right side under (clothing)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)