not limited to; not just ...
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
not yet known; unknown; strange
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
night attack; nocturnal assault
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
quietly; slowly; gracefully
making practical; making useful; implementing
high-quality goods; choice goods
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness