to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
extensive; vast range; wide scope
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
position; location; base; point; site
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
of course; certainly; naturally
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
excess personnel; redundant staff
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
those (near the second person)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
than; from; out of; except; but; more
when it becomes; when it comes to
military authorities; army circles
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
reason; cause; circumstances
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few