to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
near; close by; within reach; familiar
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
battlefield; battleground
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
in a ward; within the ward; within the zone; within the district
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
joke; playfulness; kidding around
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
serious wound; serious injury