to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
battle formation; military formation
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
to compose; to put together
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
waterfall; cataract; cascade
speaking of ...; as for ...
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
to have a narrow escape from death
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to take someone down a peg; to cut someone down to size; to dampen someone's confidence
one part; one portion; one section
to practice magic; to practise magic
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
simulated experience; simulation