to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to finish; to end; to close
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
all present; all concerned; all of us
all-out attack; general offensive
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
second; number two; runner-up
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to go underground; to go into hiding
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
cricket (Gryllidae spp.); (arch.) any insect that chirps in autumn
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
while; during; performed in this condition
global scale; worldwide scale
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
editor (in publishing, etc.)
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan