sea level; (surface of) sea
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
according to plan; as planned; on target
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
stabbing (repeatedly); piercing; (words) cutting to the heart; striking home; loose; sloppy
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
all around; as far as the eye can see
distant; remote; isolated
offense and defense; offence and defence
sword strike; sword slash
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
end; close; finish; termination
head over heels; headlong; head first
scattered; separated; dispersed
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
concreteness; embodiment; expressing concretely
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
elder sister; effeminate man
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
standing firm; holding out
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing