grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
brightness; splendour; splendor
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
myself; yourself; I; me; you
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
explanation; interpretation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
drop (e.g. of water); drip
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
free from worldly or worthless thoughts
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
human relations; personal relationships
grasp; catch; understanding
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super