liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
hegemony; leadership; initiative
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
accumulation; accumulate; store
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
break in time; interruption; pause
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
set of three; three sets; three classes
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to