to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
putting into operation; invocation
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to indicate; to show; to point to
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc