to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
on and after; from ... onward; since
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to stop walking; to pause
exchange of blows; long rally
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
short distance; close range
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support