maintenance; preservation; improvement
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to get scarce; to run short
to shake; to sway; to waver
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
naturally; of course; understandably
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
arm; skill; efforts; ability
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
grip (of hand); grip strength
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to jar; to creak; to grate
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
with a whoosh; quickly (moving); instantaneously
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
or; OR (Boolean operator)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to fall on one's backside
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)