to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
region; limits; stage; level
construction; architecture (of buildings)
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
very likely; very probable
troublesome; bothersome; burdensome
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
on the occasion of; at the time of
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
dispiritedness; dejection; languor; becoming flat (e.g. beer, carbonated drinks); becoming stale
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up