counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
end; close; conclusion; termination
offensive (movement); aggression
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
Imperial General Headquarters (Japan)
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
time; hour; period; class
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have