to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
servant; manservant; menial
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
way of speaking; intimation
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
small hill; low hill; hillock
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
towering; astonishingly high
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
leading private (Imperial Japanese Army); leading seaman (Imperial Japanese Navy)
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to push aside; to push one's way through
westernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to run down (stairs, etc.)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to be sacked; to be dismissed
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out