to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
inattention; absent-mindedness
venue (for judo, kendo, etc.); (boxing) ring
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
high efficiency; high performance
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
(gymnastical) giant swing; all-out effort; frenzied activity
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
desperately; for one's dear life
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
dandy; handsome and fashionable man; fop; chivalrous man
something like ...; something called ...
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
to poke each other; to jab each other
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
end of a match; end of a game
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent