make one wrong move and...; take one wrong step and...
to be opposite; to face each other
careful reading; close reading; intensive reading
hegemony; leadership; initiative
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
offensive camp; team at bat
aggressor; assailant; invader
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine
hop; hops (Humulus lupulus)
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
to fly around; to scatter
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
personal grudge; personal enmity
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
riskiness; (level of) danger
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
though; even if; whether ... or ...
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
re-sending; re-transmission
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
standard; basis; principle