to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
double-edged; double-edged blade
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
two (long cylindrical things)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to project; to stick out; to stand out
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
restlessly; in continuous motion
two times; twice; two degrees
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch