useless resistance; vain struggle
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to be rearranged; to be moved (around); to be changed; to be replaced; to be exchanged; to be switched
process; course; mechanism
scope; coverage; selected range
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
four (long cylindrical things)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
(one's) quota; assignment
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye