to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
to find out; to discover; to detect
one day; (on) a certain day
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
between right and center fielders (centre)
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
fourth day of the month; four days
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about