to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
defense; defence; fielding
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
instead; but (on the other hand)
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
acceleration; speeding up
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
power; authority; influence
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
to taste; to try (food or drink)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
what minute; how many minutes