union; joining; conjugation
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
tension; tensile strength
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
physical law; laws of physics
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
taking up; winding; rolled paper
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
speed per second; velocity per second; instant; moment; a few seconds
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
globular shape; spherical shape
landing; touchdown; demotion; accretion
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
metre; meter; meter; gauge
entry; approach; penetration
otherwise; if not; or else
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)