nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to blow out; to spout out
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
(opening of a) wound; cut
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
as expected; as predicted
step; stride; counter for steps
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
fully prepared; all ready
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
excessive; too much; unreasonable
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
feeling good; feeling pleasant
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
Hades; hell; underworld; underground spring