to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
difficult to ...; hard to ...
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
family; members of a family
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy