to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
older brother and younger sister
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
the Emperor's person or presence
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to break down (an opponent's defenses); to defeat; to knock out the opponent's pitcher (with consecutive base hits); to break (an established notion); to refute (e.g. a theory)
riding fast; driving a horse fast
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
somehow; for some reason or other
protective instinct; defensive instinct
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
striking; remarkable; considerable
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
representative; exemplary; model
defense; defence; protection
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless