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to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

2

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

4

prey; victim

1

advantage; point in favor; point in favour

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

2

reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

1

change of course

1

forward-bent posture

1

(right at the) side; just beside

1

closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

1

to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

2

skin

1

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

1

to be shaved or planed

3

to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

1

(undesirable but) inseparable relationship

1

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

1

impatience

1

corners of the mouth

1

floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly

2

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

2

teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

1

one part; one portion; one section

1

to hate; to dislike

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

1

yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly

1

side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)

1

equilateral triangle; regular triangle

1

lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

2

dead of night; shades of night; black of night

1

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

1

to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)

1

to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun

1

to take the initiative

1

to attack; to assault; to assail

1

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

2

on the occasion of; at the time of

1

spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion

1

adrenalin

1

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

1

to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

1

battlefield; battleground

1

dangerous position; peril

1

to slip through; to slip past; to evade

1

(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

1

beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

1

tip of a sword; point of a sword

1

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

1

to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)

2