to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
dozens; scores of; decades
to need; to demand; to take; to require
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
around the world; throughout the world
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
complete mastery of or over; at one's beck and call
depending on; dependent on
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
starting line; starting point
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
(not) a single person; (no) one
to be hot on a person's heels
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination