cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
just one person; only one
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to become dim; to become blurred
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
more than anything; above all else
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
such ... as; or some such
same; similar; (just) like; equal
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
true character; real nature
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
without leaving any trace
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct