person who occupies a position or rank; person who is good enough to be ranked in a sport
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to fly around; to scatter
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
correction; revision; amendment
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
accumulation; accumulate; store
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)