I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
I see; that's right; indeed
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
in accordance with; according to
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
question; inquiry; enquiry
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
an honest man; a good citizen
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
such; like that; that sort of; very
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to order; to command; to appoint
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
as you see; as you can see
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes