to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
several times; once or twice
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
looking pale; looking unwell
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
to be made angry; to fly into a rage
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)