crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
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
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
control of the air; air supremacy
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to make something resound
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
crash; smash; crunch; bang
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
Japanese royal fern (Osmunda japonica); Asian royal fern; flowering fern
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
joints; points (of a speech)
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
float like a butterfly, sting like a bee
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
part; portion; glimpse; bit
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)