to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
fighting game (esp. one-on-one)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
danger; peril; hazard; risk
in the meanwhile; during the time
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
to fly around; to scatter
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
end; close; conclusion; termination
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
calming down; quieting down