to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to be hot on a person's heels
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
living thing; living creature; animal; life
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how