degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
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 burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you; there is always a bigger fish
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
instruction; direction; briefing
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to drop; to let fall; to omit
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
joint together; opposite; facing
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
nunchaku (two linked fighting sticks); nunchucks
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
affected part; diseased part; wound
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)