if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
match; game; bout; contest
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
life; living; I; me; student
university student; college student
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
to withstand; to be able to endure
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
preference; priority; precedence
to give directions; to issue instructions
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
violent explosion; bursting
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
right under; directly below
impossible; unlikely; improbable
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to fly around; to scatter
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to shed light; to cast light
way out; means to escape; escape route
in that way; like that; that way
general idea; concept; notion
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
using together (jointly); used at the same time
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
practice; practising; experience
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to get scarce; to run short