offense and defense; offence and defence
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
stillness; repose; standing still
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
perception; sensation; awareness
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
such; like that; in that way
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
opposite side; opposition
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture