asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to become clear; to be made public
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
battle formation; military formation
to glare at each other; to confront each other
both armies; both teams; both sides
square formation (of troops); magic square
alternately; by turns; one after the other
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
war; battle; match; game; competition
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
favourite horse; favorite horse
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
demonstration; show of force
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
big snake; (large) serpent
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
safety; welfare; well-being
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to defend oneself; to protect oneself