strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
the last moment; the very end
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
from the beginning; from scratch
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
scrap (metal); clipping (from a newspaper, magazine, etc.); cutting; scrapbook
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
close to the wall; alongside the wall
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
restricted; confined; unfree
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to spend time (on doing something)
to crawl out of; to creep out of
string made from twisted paper
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart