fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
reorganization plan; reorganisation plan
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
defense; defence; defensive preparations
the opposite direction; the other way
defense; defence; fielding
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
interested person; volunteer; supporter
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
strongest ever; most powerful in history
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
base support (e.g. for a party in an election); substrate; load bearing layer; supporting layer
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
dismissal (from a position); discharge
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)