occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to move around; to move about; to get around
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
to pierce through; to break through
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
central control room; main control room
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
to give up searching (for someone or something)
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
success or failure; outcome; result
ground plan; plane figure
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
to form a circle; to stand in a circle