to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
parts; accessories; components
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
grasp; catch; understanding
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss