war situation; progress of a battle
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
marlin (fish of the Istiophoridae family); merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
to live through; to survive
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
cannonball; shot (in the shot put)
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
according to plan; as planned; on target
specialization; specialisation
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
at a stroke; with a single swoop
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
dull sound; muffled sound