(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
head; lead; vanguard; first
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
group; party; team; squad; section
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to entrust; to leave to a person
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
advanced level; high grade; senior
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
in the end; at the end of the day
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
induced explosion; secondary explosion
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out