sympathy; compassion; pity
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
retreating figure; appearance from behind
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
great admiration; deep respect
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
training (animals); breaking (animals)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
plural; multiple; several
interval; break; pause; spare moment
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
meanwhile; in the meantime
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to bend; to warp; to lose heart