supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
innumerable; countless; numberless
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
calamity; disaster; misfortune
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
space perception; spatial perception; spatial awareness
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
secret information; intelligence
versatility; multiplicity of use
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
commencing with; including
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
command; lead; generalship; leadership
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out