to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
tradition; legend; folklore
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
individual; private person; personal; private
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
to have an eye on; to zero in on
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
head start; initiative; preemption
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
inferior goods; faulty item
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
ability; performance; efficiency
sword skills; swordsmanship
according to plan; as planned; on target
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to take away; to carry off
last days; the end; one's fate
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to approach; to draw near
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
for your information; I'm telling you
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
quite; utterly; really; completely
state of the war; war situation
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call