seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
with these words; while saying
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
one by one; one at a time; in turn
action scene (in a movie)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
technical skill; ability; capacity
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality