bright; intelligent; clever; smart
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
not worth considering; out of the question
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
crude tactics; smattering of knowledge
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
synchronization; synchronized swimming
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to run about; to rush about
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to surge (water or waves)
metallic sound; metallic clank
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to be annoying; to be troublesome
one's own thing; thing held in one's hand(s); one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
tonfa (traditional Okinawan weapon similar to a nightstick)
black lustre; black luster
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy