calculation; self-interest; selfishness
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
true character; real nature
jam-packed (physically or of schedule, etc.); grinding noise; precisely; correctly (e.g. when working, etc.); acrida cinerea; oriental longheaded locust
living thing; living creature; animal; life
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
opposite side; other side
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to begin shooting; to shoot out
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
small piece; fragment; bit
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)