hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
head (of the body); tip; head (e.g. of a tool); boss; head; header (in soccer); heading (the ball)
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
physical strength; muscular strength
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
legendary beast; magical beast
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
man; male; masculine gender
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
to sit for an examination
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
the same rank; equality; apposition