posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
reopening; resumption; restarting
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
chorus (esp. in Greek drama); choir
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to summon courage; to be brave
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
this and that; one thing or another
while; during (the time when)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
does not seem; unlikely; improbable