steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
fixed fitting (esp. window)
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
precondition; prerequisite
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
beginning; opening; start; outset
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone