fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
property; fortune; assets
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
(brute) force; using all one's might
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
refutation; rebuttal; retort
in history; ever; historical
to break the prohibition (law); to violate the ban
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
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existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers
handing over (of a right, property, etc.); transfer; assignment
to become excited; to grow lively
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
battlefield; battleground
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord