hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to be too late; to be too slow
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
a glance; a look; a glimpse
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
instant; moment; for an instant
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
time axis; time basis; timeline
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
pride in one's strength or skill
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with