to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
height (of a person); stature
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
light; easy; non-serious; minor
force; the Force (in Star Wars)
classical form of martial art
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
(something) so small; so little; trifling
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to be discouraged; to shrink from
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
stepping back; drawing back
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
posture; position; stance
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly