principal occupation; core business
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
slight; little; insignificant
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
error; mistake; slip; bug
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
exchange of blows; long rally
something; some kind of; for some reason
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
shame; compunction; remorse; shame felt towards oneself and others
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate
bluff; false show of power; bold front
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft, warships, etc.)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness