the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
when it becomes; when it comes to
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
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
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
armor piercing ammunition; armour piercing ammunition
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
three; three years of age
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to breathe out; to exhale
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum