shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
covert action; covert operations
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
protracted war; war of attrition
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
innumerable; countless; numberless
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
adhesive power; viscosity
to fly around; to scatter
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
explosion; rupture; break off
adhesion; stickiness; viscosity
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
breaking down; defeating; abolishing