to some extent; to a certain extent
(the two persons' sides) being evenly matched in ability
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
being on the ropes; losing ground
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
state of mind; mentality; psychology
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
yoke; constraints; oppression