to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
if it is the case that ...
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
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
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress