difference; variation; difference
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
of course; certainly; naturally
putting all of one's attribute points into a single stat (e.g. in an RPG); solely focusing on one skill (to the detriment of others)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
temporary; transitory; short-lived
accurate; correct; precise; exact
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to stop walking; to pause
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
left side; left-hand side
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
much less; to say nothing of
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire