to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
deceiving; cheating; fooling
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
entrance; admission; entering
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to watch over; to watch attentively
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
holding down (esp. in judo); holding technique; pinning down; immobilizing; bringing under control
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable