quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
to pierce through; to break through
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
grand ultimate fist; Tai Chi Chuan
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
to come to an end; to close the curtain
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
leaving everything up to someone else
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
coincidence; conformity; anastomosis; inosculation
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy