surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
irritation; annoyance; frustration
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
waste of time; killing time
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
transport; transportation
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
long military service; having experienced many battles
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
to be able to manage somehow or another
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
just because; even if; even though
still; as yet; as it has been
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course