(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
voice training; vocal exercises
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to be born; to come into the world
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
body; body blow (in boxing)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
critical point (temperature)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
breaking (an agreement, promise); cancellation (of a contract)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence