to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
severe; strict; tough; hard
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
streamlined shape; aerodynamic shape
attenuation; damping; decay
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
that's the way it is; such is life
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
union; joining; conjugation
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)