to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
bombing (shelling) the wrong target; (be killed by) friendly fire
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to lend an ear to; to listen to
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm