virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
aptitude; aptness; suitability
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
lost property; something dropped and left behind
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
done; just done; just finished
engineering firm; contractor
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
trio; gang of three; threesome
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
fraction; odd amount; leftover amount
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin