attacker (esp. in volleyball)
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
full use; extensive use; complete utilization
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
same; similar; (just) like; equal
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
massing (of troops); gathering
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to fight; to cross swords; to engage in battle; (lit.) to cross spears
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
like this; this sort; this way
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to have a reason; to have an excuse
biological child; one's own child
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam