taste; palate; sense of taste
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
mental derangement; mental confusion; alienation
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
suggestion; hint; implication
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
chance (of success); odds
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished