to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to crumble away; to collapse
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
pair; the two; both persons; both things
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
line; queue; procession; matrix
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
restlessly; in continuous motion
approaching the enemy; (coming into) contact with the enemy; engaging the enemy
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
iron hammer; crushing blow
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
(another's) daughter; young lady
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...