reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
cabriole leg (of a table, chair, etc.); stealthy footsteps; walking silently
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
war; battle; match; game; competition
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
competitor; contestant; player; athlete
advance; moving forward; progress
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
not under observation; not on one's radar; unmarked (player); unguarded; unmarked (item, etc.); without a mark
roundhouse kick; turning kick
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
low kick (e.g. in fighting)
inner thigh; inside of the thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; having one's toes turned inward; uchi-mata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable