journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
vertical stripes; striped fabric
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
to live through; to survive
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel; to jostle (with)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
chicken; chicken game; chicken race
to go ahead; to pull ahead