place; room; margin; scope
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
reading aloud; recitation
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to be stripped of all one's clothes; to lose everything one has
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
to yell; to rant; to rave
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
narrow margin; slim margin
the following week; the next week
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling