instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
shock resistance; impact resistance
specialization; specialisation
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
military forces; hosts; troops
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
mangy cur; low animal; beast
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
fetters; shackles; restraints
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
on the occasion of; at the time of
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to form a group; to form a bunch
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
addition; increase; Canada