to watch for an unguarded moment
increase in activity; activation
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to be worn down; to be reduced
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
divide into four pieces; one fourth
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
war area; battlefield; theater; theatre
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
to bawl; to cry; to scream
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
degree of familiarity; popularity
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
preliminary step; first step