to be too numerous; to be too much
when it comes to ...; as for ...
to come to one's senses; to calm down
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
guess; conjecture; surmise
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
succeeding; following; trailing; next
plunder; spoils; booty; loot
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
armory; armoury; ordnance department
lessons learned in war; martial wisdom
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
observation; survey; watching
refining; refinement; smelting; training
to launch a surprise attack
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
the world in general; society; convention
small number; few; minority
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
blow; shock; strike; batting
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control