capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
offensive (movement); aggression
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
iron (steel) wire; Chinese clematis; Clematis florida; leather flower
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
branch road; branch path; fork road
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
right angle; perpendicular
to be the ruin of (a person)
sense of orientation; sense of direction
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification