confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
visual hallucination; vision
to leap back; to jump back
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
(carved) statue; sculpture
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation