counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
repetition; repeat; replication; recursion; iteration
one's first campaign; one's first battle
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
trusting too much; overestimating ability
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
in that way; like that; that way
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
even more; still more; further
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
end; close; conclusion; termination
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to move around; to move about; to get around
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself