being on the ropes; losing ground
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
like this; in this way; as you see
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to give in (after initially resisting); to yield; to concede; (lit.) to break (one's) horn
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
close call; narrow escape
box-shaped (horse-drawn) carriage
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
power; authority; jurisdiction
to turn one's back (on the enemy)
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
to triumph; to be elated with success
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
medical examination; checkup; consultation
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to go bad (of food); to spoil; to turn sour
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
by today; before the day is over
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant