step; stride; counter for steps
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
to polish up; to shine up
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
second (unit of time); arc second
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
tackling (to the ground); tackle (in rugby, hockey, etc.); tackle (position in American football); fishing tackle
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to look away; to turn away
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
(spinning) around; while revolving; with a curl; with a whirl; (coiling) around
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
fluent (in a language); flowing
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
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)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
establishment; settlement
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
to surrender; to give in; to yield; to submit; (lit.) to bend one's knee
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest