negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
vicious circle; vicious cycle
conversely; on the contrary
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
generally; in general; widely; commonly; universally
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
main theater of war; principal battlefield
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
art of war; strategy; tactics
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to lose population (e.g. of active forum members, etc.)
desperation; struggle to the death
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
true state; actual condition; reality
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
inattention; absent-mindedness
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration