to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize