to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
way; method; means; resource; course
big talk; boasting; bragging
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
demilitarization; demilitarisation; demilitarized; demilitarised; unarmed
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
occurrence; happening; incident; event
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to take action; to act; to rise (up); to rouse oneself
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
(scattered) spots; specks; speckles
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to bubble; to foam; to froth
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit