hegemony; leadership; initiative
to stare back (at); to glare back
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
to escape from; to get out
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
submersion; inundation; being flooded
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to turn one's back (on the enemy)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
mirror surface; lens surface
establishment; settlement
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
first generation; founder
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
hand used like a sword in striking
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to fold up; to fold into layers
favorite; favourite; habitually used
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to cut with scissors; to put scissors to; to punch (e.g. ticket); to prune (e.g. shrub)
to get accustomed to using