to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
application (of ointment, etc.); coating
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
aspect; phase; condition; modality
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to snap; to break (under pressure)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)