on the attack; on the offensive
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
spread; span; expanse; extent
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
barely; narrowly; with difficulty
warp; curvature; curve; arch
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
one lump; one body; one group
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
precision instrument or machine
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
still better; even better
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
deciding match; play-off; runoff
to point (gun at); to hold under one's nose
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates