phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
to advance (as of a baseball game); to repeat
without (uttering) a single word; without (giving) even the slightest response
armor piercing ammunition; armour piercing ammunition
sidearm throw; sidearm delivery; sidearm pitch
severe criticism; damnation
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
melting; liquefying; fusion
great numbers; numerical superiority
fortress; stronghold; citadel
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
(gymnastical) giant swing; all-out effort; frenzied activity
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
artificial intelligence; AI
armchair theory; impracticable theory
laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
wire mesh net; net made out of metal wire
ups and downs; up-and-down
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
for work; for manufacturing
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
caterpillar track; continuous track
squeaking (of an engine, skis on snow, etc.)
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game