to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
successively; one after another
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
(how) many times; (how) often
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to say no more; to sink into silence
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
the last moment; the very end
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
critical moment; do-or-die situation
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
clear; precise; definite; distinct
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
ramification; branching off
chin; jaw; gills; branchia
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking