something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
speech; expression; wording; language
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to be or remain always on hand
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
switching over to; migration; transition
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
desperately; for one's dear life
to show one's affection; to express one's love
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
root; source; origin; cause
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
combination; union; binding; bond
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
putting into operation; invocation
half the body; half length
to be too numerous; to be too much
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
settlement; solution; resolution
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to polish up; to shine up
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove