alley; alleyway; bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
founder; organizer; organiser
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
with a snap; with a crack
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
art of self-defense (defence)
Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
ejection (of spent shell casings)
(ammunition) cartridge; shell case
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
slight; thin; on the weak side
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
splinters of glass; glass shards
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
stone (used for throwing)
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
meal (food, ground grain); Mir (Russian space station); meel; Indian club
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
concealment; suppression; hiding
emergency light; emergency lamp
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack