to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
knowledge of tea ceremony; understanding of the Way of Tea; sense of refinement; air of sophistication; playfulness; mischievousness
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
good performance; good work; great success
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence