two persons; two people; pair; couple
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
young girl; lass; adolescent female
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
physical law; laws of physics
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
acceleration; speeding up
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
pike (freshwater fish, Esox sp.)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly