teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
strong; resolute; firm; strict
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to mix; to stir; to blend