pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
economical; efficient; lean; compact
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
twice; again; second time
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
interruption; suspension; break
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
flash (of light); glint; schiller
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven