ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to bring back; to restore
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
regret; repentance; remorse
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
particularly; only; in the case of
to be found; to be discovered
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
simply; merely; only; solely
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
training (animals); breaking (animals)
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to attack; to assault; to assail