to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to push aside; to brush aside
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
both; both sides; both parties
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
snake; serpent; large snake
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
to prostrate oneself before
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite