preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
hot water (for drinking); tea; bath; bathhouse
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
successively; one after another
with no effort at all; easily
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
being off guard; being defenseless
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly
snake; serpent; large snake
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
reopening; resumption; restarting
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty