one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to succeed; to bear fruit
to collapse into; to flop onto
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
cannot be compared with; no match for
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
one way or the other; either way
dealing with; coping with
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
general; popular; common; typical
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
observation; survey; watching
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
go that far; to that extent
to be injured; to sustain a wound
if so; in that case; in that situation
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
surprise victory; upset; coup
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
dumbfounded; in mute amazement