to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
having the luck to escape trouble (your behaviour has landed you in)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
serious accident; major incident
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
social; societal; societary
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
second; number two; runner-up
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
invisibly; secretly; privately
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
of course; certainly; naturally
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
jet; spray; emission; rocket propulsion; jet propulsion
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-