snake; serpent; large snake
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
counterattack while evading the opponent's attack (kendo)
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
as before; as ever; as it was originally
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
displeasure; offense; offence; disliking
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
explosive; blasting powder
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to stay (at); to stop (at)
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip