fickle; capricious; inconstant; changeable; whimsical
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
specialization; specialisation
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
accumulation; accumulate; store
to be exhausted; to be worn out
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to soak through; to be deeply impressed
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to work without sleep or rest
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to join forces; to cooperate
personification; impersonation; embodiment
metallic sound; metallic clank
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
left back (corner, etc.); on the left and at the rear; left-hand side and at the back
escaping from prison; jailbreak
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
link; directory entry; rink
gatekeeper (in suicide prevention); person who prevents others from committing suicide (by noticing they are depressed and talking to them about it, etc.); gatekeeper (in media, networking, etc.)
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
violent explosion; bursting
lethality; killing effectiveness
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
priority; order of precedence
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)