capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
accounting; administration (of money)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
water's edge; beach; foreshore
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
unidentifiable; unidentified
to give off a stench; to stink
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
sense of loss; feeling of loss
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
finishing blow; coup de grâce
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK