spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
wounded person; injured person
place; room; margin; scope
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
dozens; scores of; decades
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
contest of strength; trial of strength
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
one large ...; a great ...
at least; at most; (even) just
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey