stocking up (on); hoarding
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
player versus player; PvP
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
blue cloth; blue ground; blue background
(forming a) circle; huddle; circular (battle) formation
appearance; figure; shape; form
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
general idea; concept; notion
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
higher rank; better position
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
to think of; to give one's thought to
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
to discuss; to talk together
concurrent connections; simultaneous connections
that is to say; so that means
each and all; every single one; everybody
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
near miss; just missing (each other)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful