high efficiency; high performance
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
poisonous spider; venomous spider; wolf spider
to cover fully; to wrap around
without leaving any trace
perception; sensation; awareness
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
illumination; decorative lighting
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
low grade; inferiority; coarseness; vulgarity
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
to become vulgar; to coarsen
abusive language; foul language
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low