bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
sword skills; swordsmanship
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
phantom; vision; illusion
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
negative emotions; negative feelings
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
action; operation; effect; function
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
finishing blow; coup de grâce
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
in accordance with plans; just as planned
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize