(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to cut; to slit; to slash
hair on the back of one's head
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
many; plenty; varied; all sorts of; colorful (program); crowded (schedule)
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
comma; decimal point; radix point
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender