to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
reaction; response; reaction
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
sternum; breastplate; plastron
light, thin, single-layer kimono (esp. from hemp or raw silk, for summer use); shroud; burial clothes
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
eardrum; tympanic membrane
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
technique; art; skill; move
physical strength; muscle strength
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
nearing the enemy; coming into contact with the enemy