assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
moderate; proper; just right
recoilless rifle; recoilless gun
loading; charging; filling
ammunition depot; ammunition dump; powder magazine
fully prepared; all ready
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
beyond that point; after that
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
book; volume; this; present; main; head
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
continuous track; caterpillar track
(only) one option; one possible choice
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please