miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
stickiness; viscosity; glutinosity
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
other side; opposite side; other party
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
strike (i.e. industrial action)
roundhouse kick; turning kick
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes); chimpanzee; chimp
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to become fully formed; to take proper shape
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
sword; blade; single stroke
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
finishing blow; coup de grâce
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
along the way; along the road
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
life; living; I; me; student
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; blankly; vacantly
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support