(theatrical) fighting scene
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to add (to); to add on; to append
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
something; some kind of; for some reason
inside; interior; inner part
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
the other day; a few days ago
finishing in one go; completing in one sitting; (doing something) in a single breath
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to be hit (by a typhoon, earthquake, etc.); to be struck (by); to suffer (a calamity); to meet (with misfortune)
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
to fly around; to scatter
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)