colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
if it is the case that ...
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
concussion (of the brain)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
blow; shock; strike; batting
throw or throwing technique (sumo, judo)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
forcibly; against one's will
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
ago; since; before; previous
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
fate; destiny; predestination
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience