ability; capability; skill
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
hegemony; leadership; initiative
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
behind with everything; too late; reactive
vicious circle; vicious cycle
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
long-awaited; much-awaited
right in the center (centre)
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
to check; to stop; to keep back
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
triumphant return; returning in triumph
one by one; one at a time; in turn
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest