to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
consideration; taking into account
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
trusting too much; overestimating ability
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to apologize; to apologise
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
long military service; having experienced many battles
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to attack; to assault; to assail
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship