fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
observation; survey; watching
to be prolonged; to drag on
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
two times; twice; two degrees
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
wherein; therein; thereinto
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
those (near the second person)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
rather; better; instead; if anything
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)