now that; since; as long as; provided that
early on; earlier on; from early
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to flare up; to fly into a rage
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
quietly; slowly; gracefully
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
to shoot a person to death
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
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
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied; to feel refreshed
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to be chipped; to be nicked
to fight with swords; to cross swords
that kind; competition; match
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
pair; the two; both persons; both things
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to knock down; to knock off
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
blood congestion; -stasis
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
suddenly; all of a sudden
young person; youth; young
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness