recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
study; diligence; discount; reduction
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
together; at the same time; same; identical
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
two persons; two people; pair; couple
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to attempt; to test; to try out
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
war; battle; match; game; competition
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
community door-to-door campaign; search operation; cleaning campaign carried out thoroughly over an area
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
thorough; exhaustive; complete