check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
water system; river system; drainage system
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to do someone in; to bump someone off
directly opposite; right in front
to overdo; to do too much
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
such; like that; in that way
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
as expected; as predicted
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes