out-boxing; hit-and-run; striking and running away
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
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)
gale; violent (strong) wind
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
aegis (mythical shield); Aegis (system); Aegis (missile guidance system)
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
having said that; be that as it may
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
forced to use; forced into a position
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
discrimination; discernment; identification
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips