to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
internal organs; viscera; intestines
serious; severe; grave; acute
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
article; news story; report; account
coming and going; commuting
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to be talented; to be able
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
genuine article; real thing; real deal
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
two (long cylindrical things)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)