being too late; losing one's final chance
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
both; both sides; both parties
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
to die; to lay down life's burden
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
strong interaction; strong force
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
meeting; greeting; welcome
to go along; to walk along; to follow
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
narrow; thin (sized); slender
curl; curly hair; ringlet
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
lightly; easily; carelessly