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heavy loss

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smiling broadly

1

to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)

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from there; thence

1

your opinion

1

sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife

2

improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore

2

string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

2

fibre; fiber; textile

1

to be entwined; to be involved

2

to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see

1

flying dragon

1

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

1

buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking

1

singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares

1

roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)

1

shoulder blade; scapula

1

contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness

4

simple honesty; tactless frankness

1

hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling

1

snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants

1

oh; ah; I'll be darned

1

to stick to

1

holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner

1

pose; pause

1

bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)

1

hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

1

hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden

1

to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

4

exorcism

1

high in the sky

1

unarmed; without weapons

2

being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)

1

putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation

1

to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

3

long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

2

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

1

clean hit

1

to stagger; to stumble

1

transparent; clear

2

(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection

1

two shots

1

to knock down; to knock out

1

time limit

1

sworn enemy

1

roof tile

1

hitting; battering

1

wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly

1

recognition; acquaintance

1

tightly clenched fist

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