training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
strength; power; proficiency; ability
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
thick; dull (blunt); viscous
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
special training; intensive training; crash course
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive