to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
preparatory phase; preparatory period
buff (color); buffing; buff (positive status effect)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
pussy (i.e. female genitals); sexual intercourse
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress