to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
running-in; breaking in (e.g. engine, etc.); accustomizing; warming up
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
person concerned; interested party; related party
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
body; physique; build; stature
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
match; game; bout; contest
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
group; party; team; squad; section
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time