speed; velocity; pace; velocity
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
there is nothing; having nothing
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
for the first time in one's life
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid