to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
nothing but; none other than
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to crouch; to squat; to cower
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
artificial intelligence; AI
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise