critical moment; do-or-die situation
guess; conjecture; surmise
correct or incorrect; right or wrong; accuracy; correction (of errors)
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
climax; peak; zenith; apex
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
similar figures (in geometry)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
evaporation; dehydration; desiccation
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
practice by repetition; learning by rote
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
consequence; result; conclusion
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
outbreak of war; starting a war
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
by itself; automatically; naturally