grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
again; once more; a second time
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
good performance; good work; great success
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
grasp; catch; understanding
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
rebound; relapse after a diet; regaining lost weight; return of symptoms after withdrawal of medicine
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
opposite side; other side
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
main theater of war; principal battlefield
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...