saber (cavalry sword); sabre
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
optimist; easy-going person
scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation
to visit frequently; to haunt
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
evolutionary rate; rate of evolution
correlation; interrelation
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
being too late; losing one's final chance
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
joint struggle; common (united) front
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
development; exploitation
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
official announcement; proclamation
the staff; inside the department
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
example; illustration; precedent
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
selection; choice; picking out
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
in the end; on top of that
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
last days; the end; one's fate