bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
safety zone; traffic island
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
internal bleeding; internal haemorrhage; internal hemorrhage
blow; hit (on the body); beating
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
second (unit of time); arc second
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
you could say that; that might be so
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
distinctive; characteristic
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly