to try to do; to attempt to do
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
they; those guys; those fellows
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
double; twice (as much); twofold
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
hegemony; leadership; initiative
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
permission; approval; authorization; license
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
licence; license; certificate; diploma
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
in name but not in reality
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)