participation; joining; entry; adherence
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to grumble; to make difficulties
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
softly; mildly; gently; politely
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
clearing of accounts; evening-up of accounts; liquidation
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
depiction; description; portrayal
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to become empty; to be emptied
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to make sense; to be meaningful