(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
finishing blow; coup de grâce
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
non-polluting; pollution-free; clean (e.g. energy)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
courteous; decorous; polite
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
take (e.g. in film-making)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
voice training; vocal exercises
lately; recently; these days
to speak; to say; to vocalize
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
armed forces; military; troops
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
unique thing; best on earth
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
misrepresentation (falsification) of one's past record (personal history)
entry (in an event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (on a blog, in a database, etc.); post
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)