no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
serious; not joking; straight
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
being under the rule of; being under the government of
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to compare (e.g. notes); to exchange (e.g. views, opinions)
idling away time; unproductively; slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
physical strength; muscle strength
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to emphasize; to attach importance to
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
ten (long cylindrical things)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
archery; mapping; map; morphism