reduction by half; halving
metal ring; metal hoop; metal band; trivet
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
bait; decoy; lure; easy prey; easy victim; sucker
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
outstanding; excellent; remarkable
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to pause; to have a short intermission
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
series of battles; successive battles
simple; simplified; easy; plain
to provide; to arrange; to install
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
you could say; you might say; verging on the
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
to use and then throw away
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
why; how; for what reason
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
unprecedented; never seen before