to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
cripple; disabled person; invalid
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
rottenness; decay; corruption
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
try; attempt; try (rugby)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
unidentifiable; unidentified
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
honeytrap; honey trap; honeypot
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
leader; central personage
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
rhyme; lime (tree, fruit) (Citrus aurantifolia); lime (mineral)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
information leak; intelligence leak
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
motive power; driving force
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted