hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
large number (of); many; majority
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
comparatively; relatively
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
alert status; emergency alert
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to become possible; to become able to (do)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
reaching; attaining; arrival
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
periodic; regular; routine
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout