to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
one by one; one after another; successively
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
practice; practising; training; study
tournament; knockout competition
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
match; game; bout; contest
(not) even once; (not) ever
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
modesty; humility; being humble
to live through; to survive
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
story; tale; talk; discussion
by today; before the day is over
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
rest; break; recess; intermission
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
though; notwithstanding; although
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused