courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
metre; meter; meter; gauge
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
conduct; behavior; behaviour
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
totally willing; fully motivated
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress