back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to choke; to have trouble breathing
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
battlefield; battleground
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
steel trap; foothold trap; bear trap
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained