to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
in comparison to; rather than
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on