not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
belly-to-back suplex (pro wrestling move)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
short-distance race; sprint
running away; escaping on foot
conviction; belief; confidence
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict