to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
drawing a sword; drawn sword
war; battle; match; game; competition
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
consequently; as a result
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
nap; doze; short sleep; staringly; fixedly
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
leadership; initiative; spearhead
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
not long has passed since ...
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
application; application software; application; putting into use; application; request
partition; room divider; partition (on a disk)
crash (esp. of a vehicle); crash; kurash (Central Asian form of wrestling)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
moment by moment; hour by hour
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
break; pause; interruption; intermission