to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
war; battle; match; game; competition
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
true state; actual condition; reality
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
peace talks; peace negotiations
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to have an idea; to have a clue
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
chance (of success); odds
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
special; particular; peculiar; unique
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
briskly; quickly; promptly
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
end; close; conclusion; termination
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself