railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
progress; advance; improvement; development
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
place; room; margin; scope
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
small number; few; minority
chink in the armor (armour)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
wide difference; a world of difference
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to give an important position
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality