capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
sense of relief; feeling of relief
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to be too late; to be too slow
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
in the end; after all is said and done
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
liquefaction; fluidification
insight; power of observation
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
what's what; heads or tails
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
addition; supplement; appending; appendix