bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
gentle; mild; meek; tender
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
wounded person; injured person
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
enemy territory; hostile place
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
information; news; report; reward; retribution
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
explosive; blasting powder
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
how many people; a number of people
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
great player; star player
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing (boxing); swing
to be manageable; to be able to handle
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
along; parallel to; in accordance with
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
toughened glass; tempered glass
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
SIG; special interest group