to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
sticky; gummy; gooey; tenacious; persistent; dogged
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
danger; peril; hazard; risk
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
lightning strike; lightning bolt
top of the head; crown of the head
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
offense and defense; offence and defence
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
resentment; indignation; anger
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
sudden shower; sudden downpour
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
massing (of troops); gathering
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
small; fine; detailed; stingy