compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
security force; public safety force
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
reigning; controlling; dictating
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to begin; to set about; to start
pair; two kinds; two ways
self-defense; self-defence
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
at first; in the beginning; originally
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
personal combat; one-to-one fight
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
event; phenomenon; matter
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary