hesitation; indecision; vacillation
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to talk; to carry meaning
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
accumulation; accumulate; store
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to use up all one's strength
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter