to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
choices; alternatives; options
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
counter for generations; epoch
distortion; falsification; perversion
depiction; description; portrayal
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
second (unit of time); arc second
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
blow; shock; strike; batting
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
technique; art; skill; move
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know