act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
final; eventual; ultimate
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
the same generation; coeval
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
to some extent; to a certain extent
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
assistance; backing; reinforcements
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to stop walking; to pause
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
round shape; circle; circular form
by itself; automatically; naturally
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to come to an end; to rest
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage