to revere; to respect; to worship
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
direct appeal; direct petition
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to move around; to move about; to get around
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
posture; position; stance
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt