echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
technique; art; skill; move
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
not worth considering; out of the question
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
but; however; provided that
goodbye; farewell; so long
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to state; to express; to mention
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
classical form of martial art
like this; this sort; this way
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
putting into operation; invocation
plump; chubby; voluptuous
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
few decades; many decades; several decades
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
originally; by nature; from the start
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
(not) even once; (not) ever