physical strength; muscle strength
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
standing firm; holding out
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
high-spirited; in high spirits
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
detached; aloof; indifferent
to attack and scatter; to argue vehemently
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to surrender; to give in; to yield; to submit; (lit.) to bend one's knee
top of the head; crown of the head
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
dull sound; muffled sound
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at