assistance; backing; reinforcements
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
offense and defense; offence and defence
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
much less; to say nothing of
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
in the face of; in defiance of
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
and yet; though; when; in spite of
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to find out; to discover; to locate
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly