to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
one machine; one aircraft; one life
fast approach; quick intimacy
volley (of fire); salvo; fusillade; simultaneous firing (of guns or artillery)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
combat power; fighting strength
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
shooting down (an aircraft)
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
restoration; repair; mending