encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
another school; other schools
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to become vulgar; to coarsen
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
accompanied by a man; accompanied by men
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
practice; practising; experience
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)