search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
nod; inclination of the head
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently
to give directions; to issue instructions
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
feather; plume; plumage; down
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
front; frontage; facade; main
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
left side; left-hand side
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
way out; means to escape; escape route
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than