series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
scattered; separated; dispersed
shellfish; seashell; shell
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
hawks; hardline faction; hardliner
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
guard; sentinel; garrison
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
otherwise; if not; or else
to stay (at); to stop (at)
fresco; mural; wall painting
to fill a hole with earth
posture in which the legs are firmly planted (in sumo and judo)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
degeneration; retrogression
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly