gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
interference; intervention; meddling
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
mass; quality and quantity
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
region; limits; stage; level
this (very thing); this precisely
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to push aside; to push one's way through
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
by any means, fair or foul
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
perfect; complete; flawless
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
individual match; single game
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern