locational advantage; advantageous position
contest; comparison; competition
bringing; taking; carrying
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
right side; right-hand side
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to lend an ear to; to listen to
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
residential land development
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
weak child; frail child; gangly child
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
brand-new article; new item
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident