speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
to knock down; to knock off
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
technical skill; ability; capacity
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
on the occasion of; at the time of
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
preservation; retainment; keeping
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
intuition; instinct; hunch
street fighting; urban warfare
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
to tower over the surroundings
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
to move around; to move about; to get around
battlefield; battleground
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
length (of an animal); body length
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
from the beginning; from scratch
one by one; one each; one at a time
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
going straight on; going straight ahead