time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
striking with the back of the sword
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
finishing blow; coup de grâce