to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
resentment; indignation; anger
impossible; unlikely; improbable
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
threat; intimidation; menace
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
(showing) no reaction; non-reaction; straight face
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment