to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
heart; guts; nerve; central part
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to lead someone around by the nose
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
to fight against; to oppose; to face
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
in the same manner as before; the same as always
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
battlefield; battleground
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to unfold; to unroll; to open
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action