action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
like this; this sort; this way
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
great difference; big difference; wide margin
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
to step firmly; to harden by treading
instability; insecurity; crankiness
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
a cut above; one step above
cut; reduction; curtailment
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
early on; earlier on; from early
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating
genuine article; real thing; real deal
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution