satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
both; both sides; both parties
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to knock down; to knock off
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
grim; stern; stark; heartless
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to use up all one's strength
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)