(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
(right at the) side; just beside
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
blow; shock; strike; batting
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
two (long cylindrical things)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
to unfold; to unroll; to open
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
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
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item