shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
sphere; counter for balls
one's assessment of the situation
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
perfect; perfection; perfect game
dull sound; muffled sound
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
firm; strong; solid; stable
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
minute adjustment; fine tuning
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
explosion; rupture; break off
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
matter of time; question of time
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
calm; composed; cool; quiet