reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to attempt; to test; to try out
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to shave off (esp. concrete); to take a percentage; to take a cut
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
advance; moving forward; progress
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
empirical; from experience
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to lie down; to throw oneself down
last night; yesterday evening
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)