satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to get someone to say; to make someone say
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to hide; to keep to oneself
specialization; specialisation
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
technique; art; skill; move
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
though; notwithstanding; although
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
matter of time; question of time
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to attempt; to test; to try out
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after