to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
way; method; means; (technical) specification
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
difficult to ...; hard to ...
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
trivial; not amounting to much
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
hardcore crowd; people who take their hobby or interest very seriously
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
behind; in the rear; in back
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to thrust before; to thrust at
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
self-consciousness; self-awareness
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
double; twice (as much); twofold
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear