to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
near; close; beside; third person
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
overconfident; presumptuous
for your information; I'm telling you
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
two times; twice; two degrees
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
opening fully; full throttle; full power
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
winning shot (tennis, ball games)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
be (that) as it may; having said that
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman