to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
right side; right-hand side
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to knock down; to knock off
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
almost every day; almost daily
match; game; bout; contest
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
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
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
acceleration; speeding up
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces