petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
head start; initiative; preemption
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
deuce (tennis, cards, dice, etc.)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
taking (score) the first two points of the game
to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
(not) even once; (not) ever
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
ordinary; sensible; commonplace