shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
offense and defense; offence and defence
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
number of persons; personnel
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
changing post (department, club, etc.)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
keep up your strength; chin up!
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
if it is (the case that ...)