or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
rationalist; practically minded person; pragmatist
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
lightning strike; torpedo attack
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing