is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
taken by mouth; passed into the body via the mouth; oral
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
difficult to ...; hard to ...
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to run around; to bustle about
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
several people; a few people
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets