to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
trunk; torso; second player (out of three); player that goes after the dealer
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
literally; to the letter; literal
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
restoration; repair; mending
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to hold fast; to protect to the end
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
monstrously ugly; hideous; ugly and bizarre
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement