acceleration; speeding up
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
interruption; suspension; break
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
of course; certainly; naturally
to have no chance (of succeeding)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to be enchanted; to be charmed
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)