to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
powerless; helpless; incompetent
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
self-consciousness; self-awareness
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
furiously; passionately; indignantly
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to subsist; to keep on living
to trample; to crush underfoot
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
essence; true nature; substance; reality
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)