to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
excellent plan; best policy
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
wriggling; squirming; writhing; maneuvering (behind the scenes; of insignificant people); manoeuvring; planning mischief
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
battlefield; battleground
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
operating (e.g. of trains, cars); running; working
to keep away; to keep at a distance
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to care for someone; to look after someone
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
being placed one upon another; piling up; superimposition; superposition; excellent; splendid
guess; conjecture; surmise
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive