extermination; annihilation
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
arts; crafts; handicrafts
installation (esp. software)
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
unexpected result; upset; surprise
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
urban areas; the streets; town; city
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
battlefield; battleground
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
worst; worst-case (scenario)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
looking on; remaining a spectator
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to win and advance to the next round
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
menial; meanness; servility; abject
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
third (base, baseman, gear)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision