gal (unit of gravitational acceleration)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
practice; practising; training; study
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
sol (colloid that has a continuous liquid phase)
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
a few years ago; some years back
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another