fall; drop; descent; coming down
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to repeat; to do over again
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
choice; selection; option
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
acceleration; speeding up
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
loading; charging; filling
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
pair; the two; both persons; both things
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
(opening of a) wound; cut
restoration; repair; mending
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)