what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
intercept; interception; counter-attack
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to kick (at someone, something)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
in the meanwhile; during the time
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to spit out; to eject; to dump
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
cooperation; coordination; link
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly