now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
pair; the two; both persons; both things
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
having more wins than losses; taking the lead (in points, goals, etc.)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
end of a match; end of a game
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
you (plural); all of you; you all
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
like this; in this way; as you see
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie