rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
slash (punctuation mark); slash; slit
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
conviction; belief; confidence
to check; to stop; to keep back
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to bring back; to restore
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection; excretion
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to complete decisively; to do to completion
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to win and advance to the next round
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to run through; to run past
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
preservation; retainment; keeping