professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
build; physique; frame; constitution
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
population flow; movement of people; flow of people; community mobility
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
manner of swinging; way of swinging; way of dealing with something
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
military man; warrior; soldier
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
roundhouse kick; turning kick
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart