destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
because of; owing to; due to
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
truce (during a children's game); time out; King's X
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
falling over; toppling sideways
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
long ago; a long time ago; already
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing; swing
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big