superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
correction; revision; amendment
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
something going right into or coming right out of a place where it fits snugly
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
to become possible; to become able to (do)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot
to jump up and down; to hop
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
looking away; looking aside
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
what's what; heads or tails
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)