use; utilization; utilisation; application
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to rock; to shake; to swing
to mow; to reap; to harvest
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to bend; to warp; to curve
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
runs batted in; RBI; position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
concussion (of the brain)
out of bounds; beyond the pale
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
moving about; stirring about
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
excited condition; excited state
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to shake; to sway; to waver
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
specialization; specialisation