to fight each other; to clash
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
failure; mistake; blunder
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
eye of a typhoon; eye of a tropical cyclone; person (or thing) at the center of a turbulent situation (who triggers change or movement)
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
pink (colour, color); peach
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
here and there; in places
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
dried-out; dry (e.g. hair); stale (bread)
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
left side; left-hand side
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
busy; having no time (for)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
wallboard; wall decoration
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board