defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
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
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
crawl (swimming); front crawl; forward crawl; (web) crawling
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
by myself; in person; by oneself
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
regret; repentance; remorse
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with