spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
visual confirmation; sighting
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to cut down; to prune; to reduce; to round down (e.g. fraction)
a step; short distance; short time
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
sword; blade; single stroke
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
perception; sensation; awareness
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
many people; a large number of people
naturally; of course; understandably
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
accumulation; accumulate; store
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate