opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
succeeding; following; trailing; next
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
bowing (a string instrument)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
plural; multiple; plural (number)
small number; few; minority
amount of material resources
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to be free; to be available
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)