the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
one by one; one after another; successively
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
war; battle; match; game; competition
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
hundred times; hundred degrees
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
occurrence; taking place; happening
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
destruction; annihilation; extermination
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
(necessary) personnel; required person
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
instant; moment; for an instant
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist