round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
taste; liking; preference
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
naturally; of course; understandably
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
absorption; suction; attraction
minimum; at the very least
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
decrease; reduction; decline
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
reduction by half; halving
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stop walking; to pause
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
consumption; expenditure; spending
countermeasure; counter-measure
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
putting into operation; invocation
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly