to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
round; spherical; circular
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
weight; heavyweight boxer
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
with all one's strength; with all one's might
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
addition; increase; Canada
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
eagle (Accipitridae family)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits