form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
selection; choice; option
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to be conspicuous; to stand out
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
massing (of troops); gathering
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to entertain; to make welcome
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
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
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate