to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
(scrutinizing) carefully; (examining) thoroughly; (looking at) closely
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
casting; founding; minting
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
one edge; one end; one side
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
to count on one's fingers
technical term; terminology; jargon
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
process; course; mechanism
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)