standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
(insectile, especially moth) scales
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
the way back; the way home; return trip
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
several people; a few people
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
encounter; engagement; battle
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
use; utilization; utilisation; application
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
(not) even once; (not) ever
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older