admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
protest; refutation; pleading
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
wooden joint; wood joinery; kumite; sparring; yotsu-gumi clinch; mutual grappling hold; grip
resolute; determined; bold
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
suffix appended to someone else's family members
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
negative emotions; negative feelings
youth; minor; young people
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to become better; to improve
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
right beside; close to; nearby
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
landing; alighting; touch down
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
pit of the stomach; solar plexus