attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
low kick (e.g. in fighting)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
crotch; groin; area between the thighs
all over; all over the place; everywhere
almost completely empty; virtually empty
seiken (karate proper fist); straight punch
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke