practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
maneuvering ground; manoeuvering ground
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
although I say; although one might say; although called
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
command; lead; generalship; leadership
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
battle formation; military formation
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
in good health; alive and well; going strong
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
patriarch; head of a family
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
consists of; comprises; is made up of
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to live through; to survive
how; in what way; by what means
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field