to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
(police) detective; criminal matter
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine