to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
concussion (of the brain)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
to pitch forward; to fall forward
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to become possible; to become able to (do)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
not limited to; not just ...
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to be smeared; to be covered
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
special training; intensive training; crash course
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
calling by name; designation; nomination
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
about this time; about now
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just