wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
violent explosion; bursting
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
settlement; solution; resolution
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
still; even now; to this day
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
treachery; betrayal; perfidy