bending and stretching; flexing and extending
to be opposite; to face each other
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
military forces; hosts; troops
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
system; organization; organisation; architecture
cavalry; mobility; maneuverability
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
space (room, area, outer space)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
high and low; rise and fall
going straight on; going straight ahead
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying