honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
more than anything; above all else
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
being somewhat excited (agitated)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to hide; to keep to oneself
metallic sound; metallic clank
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
this world; this life; world of the living
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
stepping back; drawing back
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
flames produced by an explosion; explosive flames
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up