to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to cease; to stop; to be over
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
speech; expression; wording; language
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
final; eventual; ultimate
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
school building; schoolhouse
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hitting ratio; hit rate; success rate; accuracy rate
interference; intervention; meddling
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
as if it weren't already enough
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
all (there is); as long as there is
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)