to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
surgical method; operative method; surgical technique; technique; mechanism of a jutsu
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
dosa (ill will, antipathy); irateness; anger
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
to flare up; to burst into flames
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
genuine article; real thing; real deal
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
breastplate; chest protector; bib
tassets (on a suit of armor, armour); vegetable dye
bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
shin guards; shin pads; greaves; leggings
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
interference; intervention; meddling
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
one's only good clothes (suit, dress, etc.); one's only suit of clothes; one's best clothes; one's Sunday best
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
to be started; to begin (of a battle, contest, campaign, etc.)
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant