to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
approaching the enemy; (coming into) contact with the enemy; engaging the enemy
flustered; confused; panicked
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
to go to the next stage (after failing to reach a conclusion); to be carried over (e.g. to the next meeting); to go into (a run-off, overtime, extra innings, etc.)
to thrust down; to push off
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
change; changing; exchange (e.g. of goods); change of sides (in baseball, American football, etc.); switching ends (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
(United States of) America; USA
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
surface of the earth; ground surface