to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
valine; (with a) whoomp; smash; crunch
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
blow; shock; strike; batting
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to knead well; to polish; to refine
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
frequent; densely packed; thick
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to order; to command; to appoint
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action