on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
to move forward; to move on
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to shake one's head (in denial)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
being easily frightened; losing one's nerve; coward; chatter (undesirable vibration in machine tools)
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
manner of using one's hands
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
bloodshed; bloody event; bloody violence
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)