art of self-defense (defence)
trio; gang of three; threesome
vibrator; vibe; feeling; vibes; vibraphone; vibration
oblique line; forward slash
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
bouncily; with a stretch; with a boing
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
overlapping; piling; stacking
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
succeeding; following; trailing; next
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
tank (military vehicle); chariot
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
loading; charging; filling
elasticity; elastic material (spring, etc.)
archery; mapping; map; morphism
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
technical civilization; technical civilisation
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
safety zone; traffic island
sanctuary; Sanctuary (faction of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan); Akamatsu faction; Akamatsu group