to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
medium; mediocrity; average
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
metre; meter; meter; gauge
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
to rule; to govern; to administer
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
very likely; very probable
maintenance; preservation; improvement
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
cannot be compared with; no match for
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
the place for; the time for; the level of
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information