to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
direct descent; direct line
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
greater than ...; bigger ...
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
double; twice (as much); twofold
as; because; with; due to
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together