striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
(not) even once; (not) ever
nuclear fission; fission reaction
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
classical form of martial art
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
affected part; diseased part; wound
performing a surgical operation
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
parental love or affection
natural virtue; personal virtue
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
wickedness; evil; wicked person
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
martial arts demonstration; martial arts training