to die down (of a fire); to be brought under control; to decline; to wane; to fall off
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
(in) the air; midair; sky
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
offense; offence; method of attack
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
important point; strategic position; key point
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to grow angry; to display one's anger
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)