to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
in the same way as; just like
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
thorough; exhaustive; complete
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
results of a scientific investigation; findings
spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed