business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope
drift; drifting (driving technique); controlled skid
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
scattering (in all directions)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
reduction by half; halving
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
percent; per cent; percentage
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots