to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
sphere; counter for balls
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
minimum; at the very least
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
number of words; vocality
to increase; to add to; to augment
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
underground; subterranean
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
stillness; repose; standing still
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
to use up all one's strength