victory or defeat; match; contest; game
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
site; point on a map; spot
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
comma; decimal point; radix point
entry; approach; penetration
true state; actual condition; reality
selection; choice; option
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
again and again; repeatedly
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
discrimination; discernment; identification
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
one's assessment of the situation
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
in one's hands; in one's control
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
head start; initiative; preemption
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
remaining bullets; remaining ammunition
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land