to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
limited; restricted; constrained
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
several shots; several blows
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
art of self-defense (defence)
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
technique; art; skill; move
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
repair work; restoration work
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
classification; categorization; sorting
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to begin to walk; to set out
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
how; in what way; by what means
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow