zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
riding fast; driving a horse fast
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
big snake; (large) serpent
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
to jar; to creak; to grate
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
directions; instructions; orders; command
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
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)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
ability; performance; efficiency
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
prospects of victory; chances of success
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
front; frontage; facade; main
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory