measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
person concerned; interested party; related party
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
by sheer strength; by brute force
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that is to say; so that means
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
it is I who should say so
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
covered with; stained; smeared
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over