to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
more than anything; above all else
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
king; monarch; ruler; champion
hostility; antagonism; opposition
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
winning a prize; placing (high; in a contest)
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
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
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
optimization; optimisation
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
(academic) excellence; superiority; honors (e.g. graduating with); cum laude
inferior species; inferior breed; inferior race
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)