wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
narrow margin; slim margin
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to push down; to knock down
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
backwater; (arch.) standing with one's back to water (river, lake, etc.)
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to slide into; to slip into
snake; serpent; large snake
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
entangled arm lock (judo); hammerlock (wrestling)
joint-locking technique (in judo)
to clamber up; to climb up
to fly apart; to tower over; to be out of the ordinary
child; young lad; stripling; greenhorn; inexperienced person
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to breathe out; to exhale