test drive; test run; trial run
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
giving up; quitting; surrendering
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
yoko-shiho-gatame (judo hold in which the opponent's shoulders and hips are pinned)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
soldier; combatant; warrior
had better ...; had better not ...
practice; practising; training; study
(event) planner; (event, meeting) organizer; producer
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
hamburger (in a bun); burger
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
all you have to do is; just; that's all