prospects of victory; chances of success
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
front kick (esp. martial arts)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
heart; guts; nerve; central part
upper half of the body; upper body
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
wounded person; injured person
narrow; thin (sized); slender
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
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
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to spit out; to eject; to dump