to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
immediately; right away; on the spot
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
scoring two waza-ari (and winning the match); combination of techniques; mixed methods
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
image; figure; figure; form; image
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
for dear life; barely escaping alive
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)