purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
proud; having a prominent nose
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
how; in what way; by what means
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
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.)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
interview (with a doctor); history taking
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in