to speak; to say; to vocalize
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
sphere; counter for balls
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
four (long cylindrical things)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
right side; right-hand side
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
the opposite direction; the other way
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
one by one; one after another; successively
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on