cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
nape (of the neck); nucha
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
good match for an opponent; worthy (e.g. rival)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
close call; narrow escape
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
breastplate; chest protector; bib
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
rapid succession (e.g. questions)