serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
consumption; expenditure; spending
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to keep a watchful eye on
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to walk away; to walk off
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
plan; protocol; manifest; program
to glare at each other; to confront each other
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
immediately; at once; instantly
notes; remarks (reference) column
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should