near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
both; both sides; both parties
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
carelessly; inattentively
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
war; battle; match; game; competition
to take measures (against); to take steps
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
stone throwing; (throwing) stone
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
offense; offence; method of attack
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
archer; bowman; shooter; gunner
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
support; backing; aid; assistance
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
counter for wheels and flowers