base (logarithmic, exponential, number system); radix; base (triangle, cone, cylinder, etc.); type; kind
to sink (into); to get depressed
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
bombing (shelling) the wrong target; (be killed by) friendly fire
fast approach; quick intimacy
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
true seal (animal); earless seal
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
blow; shock; strike; batting
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to pay attention; to be watchful
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
chance (of success); odds