pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
stepwise; one step at a time
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
light (esp. as a religious offering); lamp
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
upward adjustment; upward revision
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to take a breath; to take a short rest
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
(in) the air; midair; sky; (empty) space
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to roll up; to be rolled up
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
right under; directly below; right beneath
to hit hard; to strike hard
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood