stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
without cause; without reason
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
anything and everything; just about everything
almighty; highest valued card (e.g. ace of spades); wild card
aptitude; aptness; suitability
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment