check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
(not so) much; (not) very
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
in terms of; from the point of view of
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
princess; daughter of a nobleman
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
hundred times; hundred degrees
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
level; standard; water level
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
obedience; submission; resignation
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
operation plan; scheme of operations; plan of campaign
many-sided; multifarious; versatility
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating