no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
battlefield; battleground
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
of course; certainly; naturally
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to replace; to move; to change the position of
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
convenient; handy; useful
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting