moment; brief space of time
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
advisory level; warning level
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
proposal; offer; request; application
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
battle formation; military formation
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to fight with swords; to cross swords
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
firm; strong; solid; stable
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to unfold; to unroll; to open
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
À bout de souffle (French film, 1959); Breathless
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
preference; priority; precedence
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
quite; utterly; really; completely
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor