gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
ability; performance; efficiency
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
as; because; with; due to
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
acquisition of a qualification
to run a shop; to have a shop
to show up; to appear; to turn up
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
gushing out (suddenly); pouring out all at once; bursting out
even if not; even without
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing