destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
presence (impressive quality)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
box-shaped heavy armour, esp. used on horseback; ō-yoroi
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
semi-transparent; translucent
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to push aside; to brush aside
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
two-top (soccer formation); formation with two forwards at the front line
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
slightly early; just before
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly