leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to take command; to give direction
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
most part; greater part; majority
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
excelling; surpassing; outdoing