hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to engage (gears); to set to fighting (e.g. dogs); to pit against each other; to harmonize (an argument)
posture; position; pose; attitude
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
check of someone's ability; test of someone's ability
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
(by) both oneself and others
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
reflective water surface; reflecting water
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
these guys; these fellows
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
miser; cheapskate; skinflint
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
end of life; death; breathing one's last
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
sign; mark; marker; marker
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
slightly early; just before