opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
be (that) as it may; having said that
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
people; men and women; each person; everybody
throwaway; disposable; single-use
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
that is to say; so that means
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
(finishing something) suddenly; abruptly
something; some kind of; for some reason
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
correction; revision; amendment
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
regret; repentance; remorse
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
now; the present time; just now; another; more
in one's own way or style
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve