fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
calm; composed; cool; quiet
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
high efficiency; high performance
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to finish reading; to read through
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
several minutes; a few minutes
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
perception; sensing; noticing
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to feel; to sense; to experience
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over