to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
atmospheric pressure; air pressure; atmosphere (unit of pressure)
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
to be flowing (of blood); to be alive; to be humane; to show signs of humanity
perception; sensing; noticing
mental derangement; madness; insanity
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
(how) many times; (how) often
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
restorative; stimulant; pick-me-up; alcohol; sake
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
always; all the time; at all times; (at) any time; whenever (you like)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
men's language; male language
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
low-grade; low-class; low-quality; vulgar; cheap