alone; by oneself; on one's own
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to keep face; to save face; to not lose face
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
war; battle; match; game; competition
if so; in that case; in that situation
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to smile a smile of satisfaction
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to repeat; to do over again
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
(having an) overactive imagination; tendency to get lost in one's imagination
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
training; drill; practice; discipline
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
at least; at most; (even) just
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
unfortunately; regrettably
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)