root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
having said that; on the other hand
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)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be able to manage somehow or another
recovery; rescue; recapture
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
prospects of victory; chances of success
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected