at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
raging bull; ferocious bull
youthful; young; young-looking
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to be opposite; to face each other
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to brandish; to flash; to display
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
bottom step; bottom stair; last line; last column; bottom row (e.g. drawers)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to breathe out; to exhale
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
left side (of an equation, expression, etc.); LHS; left side (go, chess, othello board)
right side (of an equation, expression, etc.); RHS; right side (go, chess, othello board)