small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
scattering (in all directions)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to have an idea; to have a clue
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
while running; while moving; in motion
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness