to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
too much for one to handle; unmanageable; uncontrollable
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
to shed light; to cast light
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
maximum permissible level or dosage
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
avalanche of earth and rocks; debris flow; mudslide; landslide
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
violent explosion; bursting
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
proprioception; kinaesthesia; position sense; sense of location; sense of the geography of a place
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
with a slip; with a slide
sea of blood; pool of blood
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
care; precaution; guarding; caution