to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
race (of people); type of person
well-bred; of good upbringing
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
locking technique in judo
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement