now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
part; section; part of the body; affected part (of the body); local (e.g. anesthesia); topical
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
arrest; apprehension; capture
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
abusive language; violent language; wild words
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to take over; to hand over
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
things at hand; personal belongings
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home