to become sinewy; to behave formally
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
chopping board; cutting board
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
great war; great battle; world war
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
underestimation; undervaluation
innocence; being not guilty
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
deviation; departure; omission
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
to brave a danger; to take a risk
main purpose; primary objective
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline