at once; there and then; immediately
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to avenge oneself; to settle a score; to take revenge
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
killing two birds with one stone
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
threat; intimidation; menace
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
occasional; infrequent; rare
nod; inclination of the head
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.