over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
disintegration; self-destruction
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
judgment; judgement; discernment
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
air hole; windhole; ventilator
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off