locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to be injured; to sustain a wound
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
hostility; animosity; enmity
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
piece; fragment; one (object)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
as (for); for; in the capacity of
first-rate; finest quality; the best
putting into operation; invocation
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent