fall; drop; descent; coming down
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
slight; little; insignificant
already; now; no longer; not any more
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
cooperation; coordination; link
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
to pick up; to find; to gather
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
pair; the two; both persons; both things
fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
anything and everything; just about everything
general idea; concept; notion
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)