to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
three; three years of age
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
deviation; departure; omission
thought; consideration; thinking
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)