(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
laboratory animal; experimental animal
threat; intimidation; menace
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
front tooth; foretooth; incisor
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to bring back; to restore
to hit hard; to strike hard
tingling; stinging; pungently
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
connection; link; relationship
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
technical term; terminology; jargon
establishment; settlement
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
style of building; construction; recipe; how to grow (something)
to ask; to enquire; to query
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
correction; revision; amendment
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on