to blaze; to burn brightly
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to watch intently; to stare
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
exit; way out; outlet; vent
eyes mismatched in colour (color)
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood