to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
if so; in that case; in that situation
asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to become clear; to be made public
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
trembling with excitement
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
final; eventual; ultimate
battle formation; military formation
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
both armies; both teams; both sides
square formation (of troops); magic square
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to rain incessantly; to downpour
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to burst open; to pop; to split
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run