to talk; to chat; to chatter
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
to invite in; to show someone in
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
about; on; regarding; per; for every
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
magic bullet; magic bullets
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
match; game; bout; contest
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to begin shooting; to shoot out
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain