the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
preservation; retainment; keeping
offense; offence; method of attack
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
in good health; alive and well; going strong
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
middle of the road; centrism; the middle (of what one is doing); half-way; middle way; middle path
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to become frayed; to become loose
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to shave off; to scrape off
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
front tooth; foretooth; incisor
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
change; alteration; modification
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth