upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
passive; negative; conservative; depolarization
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
active; positive; progressive
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
thereupon; shortly thereafter
highest grade; superlative degree
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
hand used like a sword in striking
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
runs batted in; RBI; position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to go along; to walk along; to follow
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
moving about; stirring about