fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to shake; to sway; to waver
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to attack; to assault; to assail
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
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)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
should; must; -able; probably; likely
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
relatively; comparatively
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
it's no joke; gimme a break!