reduction by half; halving
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
whichever one chooses; either way
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
pointing out; identification
to finish reading; to read through
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
older brother; elder brother
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
equality; uniformity; evenness
other than; excluding; without
westernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
easternmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
mockery; derision; ridicule
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind