shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
correction; revision; amendment
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
fast approach; quick intimacy
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
feeling; sense; impression
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
directly opposite; right in front
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
to hide; to keep to oneself
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict