performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to begin; to set about; to start
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
every person; each one; everybody
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
advanced level; high grade; senior
commander; commanding officer; CO
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
secret; private; surreptitious
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis