period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
as if nothing had happened
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to escape from; to get out
simultaneous; all at once
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
those (near the second person)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
to feign composure; to act like one has (time, money, strength, etc.) to spare
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
will not do; do not; does not
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
prudence; discretion; thought