target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
talk; recital; narration; topic
command; lead; generalship; leadership
the other night; a few nights ago
deliberate; careful; thoughtful; deeply laid plan
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
dwelling; house; residence; address
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
congratulation; celebration
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
hearing casually; hearing by chance; learning by hearsay
dawn and dusk; morn and eve
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
action; operation; effect; function
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
secrecy; highly classified information
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
under the wing (esp. of an aircraft); under one's wing; under one's control
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to use; to make use of; to utilize
large quantity; large amount
special; particular; peculiar; unique
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate