practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to head home; to leave for home
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to carry around; to carry on one's person
(long) pants (as opposed to shorts); trousers
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
offender; criminal; culprit
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
there is nothing; having nothing
direct unforked road; straight path
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
someone; a certain person
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
care; precaution; guarding; caution
opposite side; opposition