speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
(necessary) personnel; required person
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
decisive battle of brief duration
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
school one belongs to; one's own unique way; natural flow (of a river); run-of-the-river (electricity generation)
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
utmost limits; extremity; limit
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to watch for an unguarded moment
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
sign; indication; omen; symptom
southern part; the south (of a region)
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
fields (of rice and other crops)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to hide; to keep to oneself
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
evident; plain; distinct; clear
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag