to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
chance (of success); odds
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
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)
official announcement; proclamation
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
tingling; stinging; pungently
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
number of persons; personnel
supply; supplying; replenishment
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
going into battle; departure for the front
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence