flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
perfect; just right; ideal
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to sit silently at a meeting
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
wonton (Chinese dumpling); won ton; wantan; wanton; wuntun
war area; battlefield; theater; theatre
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet; course of things; turning point
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
state of the war; war situation
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern
dogfight (aircraft); dog fight
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over