planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
Al-Jizah (Egypt); Giza (Egypt)
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
ditch; drain; gutter; gap (between cutting guides)
playing in the mud; playing with mud
high and low; rise and fall
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
observation; survey; watching
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
indescribable; having no way to express
somersault; looping-the-loop
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to run about; to rush about
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to dance; to perform dance steps
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any mammal of family Mustelidae)
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead