apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
offense and defense; offence and defence
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
one large ...; a great ...
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
first half of the game or match
probe each other; sound each other out
to continue to do; to persist in doing
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
impossible; unlikely; improbable
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
degree of relative priority
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to differ; to vary; to disagree
opinion; point of view; visual point
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
aptitude; aptness; suitability
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
from the viewpoint of; according to
normalcy; normality; normal
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
management; administration; operation
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
first time; first; initial