one's younger days; when one was young
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to raise one's voice; to shout
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
in succession; one by one
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
testimony; (verbal) evidence
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
physical labor; physical labour; manual work; drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit