lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
locational advantage; advantageous position
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to stop walking; to pause
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
breath; breathing; tone; mood
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
rising; ascending; climbing
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
again; once more; a second time