band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to shut in; to confine; to contain
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
heating power; thermal power; firepower
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization