(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
extremely; terrifically; super
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
lately; recently; nowadays
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything