underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
scale; scope; plan; structure
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
perfect; complete; flawless
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
than; other than; except; but
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
preliminary arrangements; spade work
beauty of style; beauty of form
opposite bank; farther shore
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
good match for an opponent; worthy (e.g. rival)
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
contest; comparison; competition
slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to thrust down; to push off
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
large build; large pattern
because; the reason why is
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking