reaching; attaining; arrival
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
regret; repentance; remorse
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
society; the world; the times
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
war situation; progress of a battle
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
marlin (fish of the Istiophoridae family); merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
damage taken; damage received; incoming damage
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
mutual opposition; contrariety; contradiction; repulsion
to live through; to survive
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
cannonball; shot (in the shot put)
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
according to plan; as planned; on target
specialization; specialisation
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
at a stroke; with a single swoop
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)