to take a veneer off something
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to attack; to assault; to assail
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to be prolonged; to drag on
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
amount of material resources
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
timewise; temporal; chronal
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
offensive (movement); aggression
besides; moreover; in addition
being filled with; being full of; permeation
accumulation; accumulate; store
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
directly opposite; right in front
to lose sight of; to miss