to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
wavelike; in waves; undulation
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
second arrow; second move; second step
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to become dim; to become blurred
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
table tennis player who likes to "chop" the ball; cutoff man
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing