quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
triangular bandage; sling; triangular kerchief; bandana; bandanna
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
supply; provision; raising; procurement
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
for example; for instance; e.g.
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
compensation; indemnity; reparation
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid