sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
chink in the armor (armour)
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
advance; moving forward; progress
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
as planned; according to plan
cutting straight down; cleaving (a person) in two
sword strike; sword slash
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
while moving; on the move
guess; conjecture; surmise
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
defense; defence; protection
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
questions and answers; dialogue
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch