to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
perversity; cantankerous; eccentric
personality; character; individuality; personhood
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
simple honesty; tactless frankness
national character; regional character
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
battlefield; battleground
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
training; drill; practice; discipline
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
temporary; transitory; short-lived
10,000,000,000; ten billion
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed