point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
body tissue; body composition
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
right under; directly below
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
willpower; energy; vitality
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
at least; at most; (even) just
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
all but dead; half killed
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
even more; still more; further
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together