to be able to manage somehow or other
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
thereupon; shortly thereafter
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
if it is (the case that ...)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
difference; variation; difference
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
shooting down (an aircraft)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
imagination; supposition; guess
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
higher rank; better position
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
strong person; the strong; the powerful