stirring; slight movement
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
evening sky; twilight sky
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
many; a lot; much; multitude
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to blow through; to blow across
mountain ridge; near a mountain
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
position; location; base; point; site
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo