readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
function; facility; faculty; feature
cooperation; coordination; link
perfect; complete; flawless
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to arrive; to come to pass
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out