spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
true character; true heart; true spirit
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
un-; non-; negative prefix
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
in this way; thus; such; uh...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!