rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
in good health; alive and well; going strong
advance; moving forward; progress
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
weight; heavyweight boxer
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to take; to catch; to capture
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
(right at the) side; just beside
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
reopening; resumption; restarting
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other