to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
to give directions; to issue instructions
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
individual; one by one; separate; each
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
all aircraft; all machines; workings of all things; all activity
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont