mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
advance; moving forward; progress
offensive (movement); aggression
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
straying; wandering (off course)
maintaining the status quo
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to become clear; to be made public
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to have an idea; to have a clue
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
suddenly; all of a sudden
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale