tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
visual confirmation; sighting
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to rise; to erect; to get up
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
but; however; provided that
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
while; during (the time when)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
long ago; already; a long time ago
objection; dissent; protest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
just because; even if; even though