to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
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 keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
serious look (on one's face); straight face
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to have a talk; to tell a story
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
genuine article; real thing; real deal
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to happen to have on hand or in stock
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray