period of time; time slot; time zone
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
(giving) instruction; initiation
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
glove (esp. sports); globe
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
as many (people) as possible
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
female high-school student
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
hand used like a sword in striking
to knock down; to knock off
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)