matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
protracted war; war of attrition
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
battle formation; military formation
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
to encamp; to take up positions
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
prefix used to strengthen a derogatory adjective
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
defense; defence; protection
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to name; to call; to christen; to term
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind