to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
main battery; main armament; best hitter; center of the offense
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
bridge (e.g. on a warship)
bridge (road, railway, ship, etc.); (contact) bridge; Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game); bridge; bridge (of a pair of glasses); bridge (in wrestling); bridge (circuit)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
mental; spiritual; emotional
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
pride; boast; credit (to)
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
gliding (through the air)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
staying in the air; remaining airborne
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound