matter of time; question of time
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
fixed value; constant value
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
reopening; resumption; restarting
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
downward compatible; backward compatible; upward compatible; forward compatible; providing the same function while being more effective (esp. in games)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
management; administration; operation
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
to boost; to force up; to push up
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
frequency (of occurrence)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
being on the ropes; losing ground
drop of water; polka dots
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
everybody; every last one of them; all
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to choose; to select; to pick (out)