combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
hateful; detestable; loathsome
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to play a leading role; to play a central part
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
seventh month of the lunar calendar
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
four (long cylindrical things)
to mow; to reap; to harvest