easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
commander; commanding officer; CO
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
reason; cause; circumstances
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to relax; to feel at home
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to leave word; to leave a message
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
failure; mistake; blunder
surveillance camera; security camera
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
how; in what way; how about
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why