tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; one brick short of a full load
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
together with; same; both; all; including ...
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
piece; fragment; one (object)
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
strong person; the strong; the powerful
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
war situation; progress of a battle
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused