tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to watch for an unguarded moment
military service; combat experience
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
sharing equally (costs, profits, etc.); splitting equally
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
combination; union; binding; bond
amount of material resources
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
injured person; wounded person; casualty
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
trade; buying and selling
negotiating a lower price; negotiate a discount; price negotiation
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
emotional strength; force of will
dirt cheap; very cheap; worthless; lot (in a sale)
to follow another's example
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
state of the war; war situation
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
to ease up; to relax attention
watch-keeping; guard; lookout