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obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption

2

to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

1

to slide into; to slip into

1

hat; cap; cap (move)

1

to take away; to carry off

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

2

classical form of martial art

1

master; expert

1

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

2

politician; statesman

1

people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)

1

free (of charge); gratuitous

1

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

1

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

1

consideration; taking into account

2

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

1

calm; composed; cool; quiet

1

throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)

1

to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)

1

for today; for the time being

2

cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind

1

to grip; to grasp; to squeeze

1

to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)

1

back of the hand

1

throat; important part; vital area

1

special training; intensive training; crash course

1

horizontal; level; even

1

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

1

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

1

right foot; right leg

1

to collapse; to flop (onto)

2

step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

1

blow; shock; strike; batting

1

short pause; short interval

1

offense and defense; offence and defence

1

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

1

origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity

1

correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)

1

to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

2

channel

3

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

2

peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off

1

gravitational acceleration; acceleration of gravity

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

1

flagship

1

at once; immediately; right now

1

act; deed; conduct

1

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

1