cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
in proportion to; just as much as
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
to fall on one's backside
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to raise one's voice; to shout
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
near; close; beside; third person
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
such; like that; that sort of; very
good humour (humor); good mood
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
chess problem; composed shogi problem
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset