spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
short pause; short interval
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing
for a while; for some time; for a period
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
American Civil War (1861-1865)
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
close to the wall; alongside the wall
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
top of the head; crown of the head
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
reopening; resumption; restarting
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
other than; excluding; without
(judo) foot technique; footwork
bipartite; in two parts; double
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
man; male; masculine gender
relatively; comparatively