moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
correction; revision; amendment
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius)
to squeeze out; to wring out
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
being fond of children; person fond of children
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to sniff out; to get wind of
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
phantom; vision; illusion
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
reopening; resumption; restarting
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold