field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
covert action; covert operations
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to thrust away; to send flying
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
external wound; (physical) trauma
to push aside; to brush aside
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to step firmly; to harden by treading
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
distant; remote; isolated