check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
prospects of victory; chances of success
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
joint struggle; common (united) front
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
together; mutually; fellow
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
please (give me); please (do for me)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
front; frontage; facade; main
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
superiority; predominance
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
stupid brat; son of a bitch
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
one's own army; one's own team
supply; supplying; replenishment
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
surprise; something unexpected
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); to marry off; to exile