hegemony; leadership; initiative
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
to rush back; to run back
duty; obligation; responsibility
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
one person; another name; nickname; alias
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to push away; to push aside; to shove
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to fly around; to scatter
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
two times; twice; two degrees
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
metallic sound; metallic clank
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself