offensive (movement); aggression
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
limited; limiting; restrictive
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
complete victory; total victory
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
maintenance; preservation; improvement
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
one's own army; one's own team
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
shady; underhanded; questionable
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to lie down; to throw oneself down
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
specialization; specialisation
jack of all trades, master of none
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
that's the way it is; such is life
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)