lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to attack; to assault; to assail
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
strategy meeting; council of war
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
in the meanwhile; during the time
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
the very best; excellent; superb
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
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.)
appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be silent; to say nothing
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
dukedom; duchy; principality
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
true; real; genuine; proper; utter