basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
overriding principle; main principle; great principle
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to shave off; to scrape off
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to bubble; to foam; to froth
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
normal course (of action); proper course; regular way
deviation; departure; omission
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
with these words; while saying
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
reeling in by hand; winding by hand; transport by passing from hand to hand (e.g. in a bucket brigade); passing along a human chain; arrangements; managing
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter