to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
one's every action; every single move
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
fatsi (Fatsia japonica); paperplant; Japanese aralia
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
jujitsu (classical Japanese martial art, usually referring to fighting without a weapon); jiujitsu; jujutsu
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
massing (of troops); gathering
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset