to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
system; organization; organisation; architecture
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
again; once more; a second time
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
several minutes; a few minutes
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
when it becomes; when it comes to
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
military forces; hosts; troops
one way or the other; either way
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to be too numerous; to be too much
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to govern; to manage; to subdue
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter