single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
true meaning; true significance
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
individual; private person; personal; natural person
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
hostility; antagonism; opposition
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
for example; for instance; e.g.
independent action; acting alone
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
one by one; in detail; minutely
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
covert action; covert operations
until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
discovery; detection; finding
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
along the river; riverside
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know