to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
armed might; military power; the sword; force
matter of time; question of time
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to drop; to let fall; to omit
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to cover fully; to wrap around
minimum age (e.g. employment)
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
honour; honor; glory; privilege
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to fight to the bitter end
to hold fast; to protect to the end
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle