to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
massing (of troops); gathering
existence; being; life; survival
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
melting; fusion; liquefaction
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
royal castle; imperial castle
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)