one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
chink in the armor (armour)
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
together with; same; both; all; including ...
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to show one's affection; to express one's love
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate