considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to appear to suffer from the heat; to complain of the heat; to swelter
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to make up one's mind; to calm oneself; to be patient; to endure
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to check; to stop; to keep back
build; physique; frame; constitution
little by little; bit by bit
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
pitch out of the strike zone
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to be injured; to sustain a wound
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes