loitering; hanging around; wandering around
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to slide into; to slip into
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
close call; narrow escape
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
difficult to ...; hard to ...
turmoil; chaos; confusion
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
opposite side; opposition
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
gradually; slowly but steadily
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
verbal message; word (from someone)
(walking) stick; cane; wand