withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
nonparticipation; nonattendance
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
condition; situation; prospects
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
prompt; immediate; in real time
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to repay double the original amount; to repay x times the original amount
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
small hill; low hill; hillock
slope; slanting surface; bevel
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
starting point; starting line
very likely; very probable
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
together with; same; both; all; including ...