by means of; due to; because of; according to
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
technique; art; skill; move
blow; shock; strike; batting
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
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)
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
strong person; the strong; the powerful
that's the way it is; such is life
dealing with; coping with
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
end of life; death; annihilation
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
difference; variation; difference
evident; plain; distinct; clear
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance