check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
a few years ago; some years back
quarrel; dispute; argument
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
succession; continuation; series; sequence
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound