trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
metallic sound; metallic clank
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to push aside; to brush aside
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to challenge (a person) to a fight
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
abdomen; stomach; lower parts; under parts
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to glare at each other; to confront each other
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal