managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability
companion; partner; spouse
fertile; rich; productive
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
midway; halfway through; in the course of
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to erase all trace of something
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
in the meantime; meanwhile
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
to shake; to sway; to waver
to make an appearance; to show up
to be able to manage somehow or another
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
chaos of war; war turmoil
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
somehow; for some reason or other
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
sword skills; swordsmanship
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
way out; means to escape; escape route
dealing with; coping with
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly