victory or defeat; victory and defeat
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
match declared drawn due to injury; ending with both sides suffering damage (of a dispute, etc.)
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
office work; desk work; indoor work
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
way (of doing); manner; method; means
in case of; at that time; at this time
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
feeling keenly; fully realizing
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
dry riverbed; river beach
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
latitude; (at one's) discretion; discretionary powers; a free hand
to some extent; to a certain extent
blitzkrieg; blitz; lightning war
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
to know personally; to have personal knowledge of
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed