double-edged; double-edged blade
offense and defense; offence and defence
to surround; to crowd around
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to master something (through personal experience)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
radicalization; radicalisation; intensification; aggravation; sharpening (e.g. of an image); narrowing (of a peak)
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
at first; initially; in the beginning
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to step over or across; to overcome
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to shave off; to scrape off
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
to compose; to put together
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
sense of relief; feeling of relief
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
organization; organisation; forming
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
to rush back; to run back
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation