reduction by half; halving
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
control value; minimal required value
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
enactment; establishment; creation
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
after use; after occurring
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
decisive battle of brief duration
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
to roll up; to be rolled up
double-edged; double-edged blade
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
by today; before the day is over
to take a breath; to take a short rest
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to cut off (a relationship)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
puddle of blood; pool of blood