to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty
name plate; name tag; label
deafness; deaf-mutism; deaf-mute
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
number of (large) animals
aggression; invasion; raid
education; training; discipline
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to get back together (with a former partner)
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
full of wiles and tricks; match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster; shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses
stopping at; going no further than
lateral; sideways; (from) side to side
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
battle flag; standard; (regimental) colours; colors; ensign
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
cease-fire; truce; armistice
peace conference; peace talks
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)