first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value
right in the midst of; right at the height of
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
dated (e.g. a letter); date of effect (e.g. a rule change)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to abandon; to leave behind
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
every person; every mouth; every entrance
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to try all possible means
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
naked eye; the physical eye
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
remote control; remote operation
how many months?; how long?
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
question; question (mark)
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to turn completely into; to become completely
to appease; to suppress; to calm