escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
training; drill; practice; discipline
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
in the end; at the end of the day
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
prospects of victory; chances of success
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
proposal; offer; request; application
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
is that so?; I see; right; oh
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)