sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
mixer (audio, concrete, etc.); blender (usu. countertop)
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
schoolgirl; female student
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
leader; chief; head; (another person's) head
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
outlet (for water, gas, etc.); market (for goods); outlet; outlet (for one's feelings, energy, etc.); vent
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
bedridden; confined to bed
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
looking into distance; watchtower; distant view
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
organizational capability; organisational capability
way (of doing); manner; method
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism