to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
diving; submerging; going underwater
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
locational advantage; advantageous position
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
intelligence; intellect; brains
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
androgynous; hermaphroditic
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
use; utilization; utilisation; application
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
particularly; only; in the case of
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
length (of an animal); body length
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
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
streamline shape; aerodynamic shape
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
column of water; water column
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)