to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
emotional strength; force of will
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
to rule; to govern; to administer
breath; breathing; tone; mood
(not so) much; (not) very
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
loading; charging; filling
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
end of life; death; annihilation
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
commander; commanding officer; CO
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet