straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
no way to do; nothing can be done
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
most part; greater part; majority
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
nothing but; none other than
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to apologize; to apologise
higher rank; better position
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)