to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
hand used like a sword in striking
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
sphere; counter for balls
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to attack; to assault; to assail
to read to the end; to read through; to read from cover to cover
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to attempt; to test; to try out
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
distant look; faraway look
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to have an eye on; to zero in on
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)