parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
does not; can not; will not
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
impossible to do (although wants to)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to boost; to force up; to push up
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
double; twice (as much); twofold
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
composite; combined; complex
whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle; start (e.g. of a movement); beginning; dawn
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
in case of; at that time; at this time
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to run out (e.g. of the room)
armed forces; military; troops