to be sooty; to be stained
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
giving up; quitting; surrendering
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
it is I who should say so
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
offense; offence; method of attack
already; now; no longer; not any more
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
pure; true; genuine; unmixed