to lose one's footing; to slip
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent
intermission (between acts); interlude
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
pride; boast; credit (to)
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
custom; habit; customary practice
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
patriarch; head of a family
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)