measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
recovery; rescue; recapture
man who indulges women; gentleman; feminist
to hide; to conceal oneself
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to understand from experience
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
intercept; interception; counter-attack
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
soldier; combatant; warrior
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
way; method; means; (technical) specification
reduction by half; halving
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards