to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
successive generations; successive emperors
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
rascal; mischievous kid; naughty child
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
defense; defence; protection
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to chase; to run after; to pursue
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to well up; to burst; to arise
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to flare up; to fly into a rage
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor