analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
fashion sense; sense of fashion
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
wintertime; winter season
to speak; to hear a voice
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
breath; breathing; tone; mood
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
fine performance; tour de force
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
power balance; balance of power
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
to be helpful; to be useful
memory; sense; experience
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
button (clothing); push-button
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to go out and away; to leave
what's what; heads or tails
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself