(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
armed forces; military; troops
art of self-defense (defence)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop; chop (in tennis or table tennis); chop stroke
top of the head; crown of the head
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
headlock (wrestling move)
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
way out; means to escape; escape route
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
method of bringing up; method of raising
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
personal; individual; private
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be