punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to hurt; to smart; to sting
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
main purpose; primary objective
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
unruly horse; unmanageable horse; unbroken horse
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
physical labor; physical labour; manual work; drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
to be in focus; to come into focus
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to become desperate; to give way to despair
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)