dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to be on the right track; to be doing well; to be looking good; to be coming along nicely
to repeat; to do over again
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
(being) worth seeing; impressive
principles of a martial art; underlying theory of a martial arts technique
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
three times; thrice; third (interval)
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
inexpert or untrained eyes
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to score an ippon; to score a full point (in judo, kendo, etc.); to one-up (someone); to defeat (in an argument); to score (against someone)
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth