to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
to hit hard; to strike hard
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
end of life; death; breathing one's last
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
visual hallucination; vision
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
serious wound; serious injury
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
backstep (dancing, sports); set-back (motorcycle) footrests
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
just one person; only one
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable