hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to join together; to combine; to join up
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
being empty-handed; bare hands (in a fight); being penniless
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
and then; and so; and; so then
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
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
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to fight; to exchange blows
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
8000; eight thousand; many
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
hair on the back of one's head
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to attack; to assault; to assail