battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
thoughtful; deep-thinking
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to jump at; to be attracted by
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
remembrance; recollection; recognition
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
shiny, bald head; person with a shiny, bald head
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
the same kind; accomplice; partner
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about