decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
considerably; fairly; quite
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
stationing (troops); occupancy
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
manners; behavior; behaviour
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
assistance; backing; reinforcements
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
right beside; close to; nearby
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
personal grudge; personal enmity
sense of politics; feeling for politics
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on