to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
rather than; more ... than ...
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
to line up; to form a party
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
cannonball; shot (in the shot put)
streamlined shape; aerodynamic shape
gliding (through the air)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
tearful face; tear-stained face
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
extremely; terrifically; super
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
war situation; progress of a battle
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
rank (e.g. of soldiers); horizontal line
the front; honest; upright; decent
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression