middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
to check; to stop; to keep back
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
right hook (e.g. in boxing, etc.)
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
that is to say; so that means
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
offense; offence; method of attack
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
break in time; interruption; pause
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
gradually; slowly but steadily
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
how; in what way; I wonder
desperation; self-abandonment