to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
in person; personally; (do) oneself
hostile relations; hostile relationship
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
24 hours; twenty-four hours
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to get hungry; to become hungry
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
field ration; combat ration; ration pack
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to be worried; to be troubled
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to become locked; to lock