opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to differ; to vary; to disagree
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to some extent; to a certain extent
to be silent; to say nothing
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
on the occasion of; at the time of
from ... to; between ... and; or
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
gushing out; welling up; springing up
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
token (effort); something done for form's sake
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy