confrontation; opposition; antagonism
bashful; shameful; ashamed
silence (not speaking); muteness
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
human; human-like; as a person
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
technique; art; skill; move
classical form of martial art
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
achievable; doable; attainable; conceivable; possible
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
system; organization; organisation; architecture
secret technique; secret art
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
Solomon; Solomon (10th century BCE; King of Israel)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air