postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
opposite side; opposition
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
state of the war; war situation
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
both; both sides; both parties
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
in succession; one after another
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
ray (of light); beam; light
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
two times; twice; two degrees
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse