to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
overheating; excessive heating; superheating (heating a liquid above its boiling point without causing it to boil); going to excess; running too hot
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); halfpipe
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
athletics; sports; adventure course; (outdoor) obstacle course
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
edge of the eaves; house frontage
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
while; even though; despite
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying