to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to join forces; to cooperate
middle of the night; dead of night
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
older brother; elder brother
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to incur someone's enmity
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to flare up; to burst into flames
sea of blood; pool of blood
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)