crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to accept; to receive; to agree
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to lose sight of; to miss
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
end of life; death; annihilation
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
explosion; rupture; break off
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to rise; to erect; to get up
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
thought; consideration; thinking
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
alone; by oneself; on one's own
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
rest; break; recess; intermission
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection