positioning; getting a position; taking a position
to become calm; to die down
chalk (mineral); white wall
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
walking speed; walking pace
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
quick work; (clever) feat
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
round dance; dancing in a circle
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
leaving everything up to someone else
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
quiet; still; surreptitious
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
because of; owing to; due to
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to shake; to sway; to waver
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again