to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
renewing oneself; changing one's way of thinking
series of battles; successive battles
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
loss; defeat; counter for losses
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
so; like this; in this way
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
serious; severe; grave; acute
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
very bad condition; (in) terrible form; serious slump
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment