to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
putting into operation; invocation
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
transcendence; excellence; superiority
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
grasp; catch; understanding
sweeping sideways; mowing down
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine