lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object
access road; access route; entrance ramp (onto a highway); on-ramp; approach path
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to kill by burning to death
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
to win one's first battle (game, match)
common rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
threat; intimidation; menace
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
chance (of success); odds
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to kill; to beat to death
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
front kick (esp. martial arts)
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
in deep black; in jet black
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
desperation; struggle to the death
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
backwash; rip current; stern wave; drawback (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave trough reaches land before a crest)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme