with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
with a click; with a snap
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
on the occasion of; at the time of
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
short steps; mincing stride; crotch; groin; thigh
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
anywhere; everywhere; indiscriminate(ly); no matter where
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
practice; practising; experience
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
dozens; scores of; decades
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
willpower; energy; vitality
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
scenery; scene; landscape
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off