to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
being on the ropes; losing ground
control; management (e.g. of a business)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
sphere; circle; range; category
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
armor and helmet (armour)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
passing through without stopping; passing by
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
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
form; shape; figure; visage
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
covering; protection; backing; relief
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
south-southwest; south-south-west
wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)