previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
failure; mistake; blunder
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to step firmly; to harden by treading
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to cease; to stop; to be over
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
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of