offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
a step; short distance; short time
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
in succession; one by one
power; might; authority; influence
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
attenuation; damping; decay
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to dye; to colour; to color
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
difficult to ...; hard to ...
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging