healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
adamantite (super-hard metal in various games)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
defense; defence; protection
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
that's a different matter; that's a different story
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
region; limits; stage; level
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
not yet known; unknown; strange
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
how; in what way; by what means
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
considerably; greatly; a lot
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
you could say that; that might be so
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to have a chill run down one's spine