frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
covered with; stained; smeared
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
physical strength; muscular strength
to bring back; to restore
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
sticky; gummy; gooey; tenacious; persistent; dogged
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
putting into operation; invocation
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
all you have to do is; just; that's all
simple and clear; plain and simple
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting