to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
pride; boast; credit (to)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
strong defense; strong defence
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
difficult to ...; hard to ...
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
two (long cylindrical things)
to increase; to add to; to augment
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
now that you say that; now that you mention it
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
-less; lacking; non-existing
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)