three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
having gone too far to turn back
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
double-punch; one-two punch; double whammy; twofold blow
mass; quality and quantity
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
to press a question; to cross-examine
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to call a person's attention (to)
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
to gain a victory; to win
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
to laugh at someone scornfully; to scoff at
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
bad (feeling, impression, attitude); creepy; disgusting
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
art of war; strategy; tactics
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common