fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to call together; to convene
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at a stroke; with a single swoop
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
mobilization; mobilisation
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in this way; thus; such; uh...
thousands; several thousand
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to unfold; to unroll; to open
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
at the present time; as of now; at this time
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
of course; certainly; naturally
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
offensive (movement); aggression
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!