main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
to take away; to carry off
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
distant; remote; isolated
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to get accustomed to using
to bring; to take; to bring about
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
disintegration; self-destruction
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
useless resistance; vain struggle
visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
in proportion to; just as much as
(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored