type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
fully armed; armed to the teeth
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
pale; pallid; bluish-white
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
detached; aloof; indifferent
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking