to pause; to have a short intermission
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
power; authority; jurisdiction
running as fast as one can
looking away; looking aside
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
great physical power; animal strength
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to run out (e.g. of the room)
hair on the back of one's head
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
metallic sound; metallic clank
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification