plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
beyond that point; after that
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
killing and wounding; bloodshed
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
become dry and rough (e.g. skin)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
one eye; one of one's eyes
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation