combat power; fighting strength
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
blow; shock; strike; batting
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
this (very thing); this precisely
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
much less; to say nothing of
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
beyond that point; after that
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
house search; search of the premises
offense and defense; offence and defence
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to shave off; to scrape off
advance; moving forward; progress
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm