quick; nimble; agile; sharp; shrewd; smart
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
splashing (water); splashing about; vigorously; generously (e.g. pouring sauce); greatly (using or making money)
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
senility; dotage; decrepitude
to shake off; to throw off
to brush off; to shake off
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
touchstone (assaying tool); touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
aquatic life; water creatures
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; truck; bogie
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
direct unforked road; straight path
branch road; byroad; side street; digression
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
mouth; speech; counter for people or implements
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit