to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to mind; to care; to worry
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
contest (of strength or skill)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
waterfall; cataract; cascade
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
exchange of blows; long rally
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
(not) even once; (not) ever
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)