putting on the pressure; pushing forward; being pressed; being under pressure
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to succeed; to bear fruit
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
war situation; progress of a battle
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
nice; good; well-executed
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to feel; to sense; to experience
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number