disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to fly apart; to tower over; to be out of the ordinary
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
otherwise; or else; if not
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
even more; still more; further
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
exploitation; overuse; abuse
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
genuine article; real thing; real deal
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support