attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
foobar-style name for a dummy variable
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to say no more; to sink into silence
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
in this way; along these lines; similarly