looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
memory; sense; experience
skill; dexterity; master hand
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
metre; meter; meter; gauge
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
steady; firm; solid; secure
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to push aside; to brush aside
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)