losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
offensive (movement); aggression
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
finishing blow; coup de grâce
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
this world; this life; world of the living
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
in deep black; in jet black
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
packed in; contained in; working at; assigned to; using ... alone (to make an argument, judgement, etc.); doing continuously
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
the whole day; all the day
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)