extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
order; sequence; procedure
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
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.)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
iron armor (armour); iron helmet
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
breathing techniques; breath control
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
blow; shock; strike; batting
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
to flare up; to burst into flames
all things are in a state of flux; everything is constantly changing
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
(phenotypic) trait; (hereditary) character; allele
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to be too late; to be too slow
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
moment just before something happens; verge (of doing something); brink