to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
pupil; student; schoolchild
interference; intervention; meddling
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
ago; since; before; previous
in comparison to; rather than
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
grasp; catch; understanding
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
almost; roughly; approximately
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
scenery; scene; landscape
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to go past; to pass; to pass by
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than