to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
relation; connection; relevance
fair and square; open and aboveboard
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
the reverse; other side; lining
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
axis; pivot; central figure; key man
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
next; secondly; subsequently
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
forevermore; for eternity
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
whispering; murmuring; subdued
whispering into a person's ear
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
recovery; undoing; recall
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member