middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
art of self-defense (defence)
twice; again; second time
to attack; to assault; to assail
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
maid; helper; help; assistance
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to form a pair; to pair up
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
high magnification (telescope, etc.); high power
change; alteration; modification
synchronization; synchronized swimming
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to make sense; to be meaningful
to fight against; to oppose; to face
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
pillar of fire; blazing column
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging