channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
people; citizens; subjects; folk
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
order of chivalry; chivalric order
badness; evilness; bad; evil
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
rest; break; recess; intermission
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
practical problem; practical matter
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
belief; faith; conviction
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear