control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
meaning; significance; sense
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
please; somehow or other; one way or another
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
should; must; -able; probably; likely
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
notice; attention; observation
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
space (room, area, outer space)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to shut in; to confine; to contain
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
second (unit of time); arc second
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control