to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
curl; curly hair; ringlet
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to squeeze out; to wring out
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
way; method; means; resource; course
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
change of schedule; schedule change
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
(made of) stone; stone-built
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into