to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
success or failure; outcome; result
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
probability; likelihood; chances
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
looking depressed; long face
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
intelligence gathering; information gathering
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
ratio; proportion; percentage
to be conspicuous; to stand out
quickly; swishing; whooshing
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
insertion; incorporation; infixing
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
whole story; full picture; full particulars
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to make sense; to be meaningful
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking