previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
cooperation; coordination; link
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
document; official papers
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
prospects of victory; chances of success
bureaucratic routine; red tape
to ask; to enquire; to query
true state; actual condition; reality
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
dropping a bomb; bomb drop; slingstone
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
failure; mistake; blunder
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
goodness; excellence; virtue