mockery; derision; ridicule
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
blow; shock; strike; batting
square formation (of troops); magic square
between times; when there's a spare moment
line of spears held at the ready
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
extermination; expulsion; destruction
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
(being) frail; in frail health; frailty
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
cavalry; mobility; maneuverability
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
training (animals); breaking (animals)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
infancy; childhood; tender age
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)