volley firing; fusillade; broadside
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
(short) rest; breather; break
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to attack and scatter; to argue vehemently
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
terrain; geographical features; topography
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
trend; tendency; momentum
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture