mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to spend time (on doing something)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
older sister; elder sister
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
fighting spirit; battle aura; combative spirit
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon