connection; link (on a web page)
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to strangle; to constrict
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
viewing the past through rose-tinted glasses; glorifying past experiences; nostalgia filter; (lit.) memory revision
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
fate; destiny; predestination
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
sword; blade; single stroke
composite; combined; complex
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to pack (e.g. an assortment of goods); to put together
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
mopping-up operation; search-and-destroy operation
allocation; assignment; allotment
systematic; organized; organizational
to have orderly plans; to be systematic
encounter; engagement; battle
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
objection; dissent; protest
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular