transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
serious; severe; grave; acute
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
special training; intensive training; crash course
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber; chemical fibre
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
failure; mistake; blunder
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to move forward; to move on
to breathe out; to exhale
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)