(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to bend; to warp; to curve
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
one thin flat object; one sheet
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to repeat; to do something over again
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
offense and defense; offence and defence
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
grip (of hand); grip strength
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to thrust before; to thrust at
match; game; bout; contest
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
instant; moment; for an instant
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
incident; affair; happening; event
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date