riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to cut downward; to slash downward
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
decisive battle of brief duration
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
irrepressibly aroused (esp. sexually); stimulated
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to be smeared; to be covered
decrease; reduction; decline
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
commune (of medieval Europe); autonomous city
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)