futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
riskiness; (level of) danger
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to fall flat; to fall face down
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
on the occasion of; at the time of
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to crack; to develop a crack
without leaving any trace
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
both armies; both teams; both sides
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
distinction; discrimination
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
covering; protection; backing; relief