descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
counterclockwise rotation; anti-clockwise rotation; CCW
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
creation; generation; formation; derivation
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; cramp (metal); tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together)
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
course; route; path; process; means
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
cut; reduction; curtailment
even though; despite; when
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
stall (in flying); downturn; slowdown; slump
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to move forward; to move on
behind; in the rear; in back
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
(direct) hit; straight shot
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
Prussian blue; deep blue; dark blue; ultramarine