technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
letter; missive; note; mail
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
conferring of decorations
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
loveable; very likeable; like very much
the text; the main clause; the main part of a document
property; fortune; means; assets
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
retry; another try; another go
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
top of the head; crown of the head
much less; to say nothing of
maximization; maximisation
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
beforehand; in advance; previously
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)