time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
danger; peril; hazard; risk
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
thousands; several thousand
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
scale; scope; plan; structure
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to unfold; to unroll; to open
personal aeroplane; personal airplane
large amount of money; great cost
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
ability; performance; efficiency
but; however; provided that
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)