certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
protracted war; war of attrition
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
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)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
decisive battle of brief duration
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
imp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
acid; sourness; sour taste
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
negative impact; negative effect
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
preparing a prescription; compounding a medicine
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations