certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
it is not (like that) either
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to fight with swords; to cross swords
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
considerably; fairly; quite
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
art of war; strategy; tactics