wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
air hole; windhole; ventilator
backward somersault; back handspring; backflip
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
jujitsu (classical Japanese martial art, usually referring to fighting without a weapon); jiujitsu; jujutsu
aiki (principle that allows a conditioned practitioner to negate or redirect an opponent's power)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
soft and fair goes far; willows are weak, yet they bind other wood
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
nothing but; none other than
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
overlooking; turning a blind eye
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to be remembered; to go down in history
posterity; future life; life to come