to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
classical form of martial art
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
flight; desertion; escape
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
external wound; (physical) trauma
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
method of operation; operating procedure
putting into operation; invocation
clearing one's throat; cough
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
for the first time in one's life
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
direct control; direct supervision
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to rescue from; to help out of; to save