watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
lightning strike; torpedo attack
shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to anticipate; to foresee
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to crumble away; to collapse
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to mind; to care; to worry
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
(political) violence; violent tactics used by political radicals
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)