extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
individual; one by one; separate; each
high and low; rise and fall
falling down one after another (like dominoes); toppling shogi pieces (lined up in a row)
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
head start; initiative; preemption
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
(voluntary) manslaughter; killing with intent
to taste; to savor; to relish
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
one by one; one each; one at a time
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)