scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
without; unless; have to do
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
looking away; looking aside
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to bend; to warp; to curve
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
twice; again; second time
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool