holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
to be too late; to be too slow
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
impossible; unlikely; improbable
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
being good at giving compliments; person who is good at giving compliments; charmer
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine