fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
fight outside the stadium; fighting outside the ring
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
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
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
desperation; struggle to the death
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to tower over the surroundings
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to temper thoroughly; to train well
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique