to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to begin shooting; to shoot out
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to assemble; to set up; to construct
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat