descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
an issue being settled; a case being closed
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
living person; the living
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to remove; to move out of the way
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
to be used to doing; to be experienced in
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
loud (criticism, protest, etc.); noisy; clamorous; boisterous; uproarious; fierce
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
idealistic theory; unrealistic argument
to scold severely; to thunder against; to give someone hell
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence