opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
declaration; proclamation; announcement
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
war; battle; match; game; competition
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
permanent suspension; permanent ban
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
acceleration; speeding up
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to pitch forward; to fall forward
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
to move forward; to move on
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase