to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to brush off; to shake off
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to knock down; to knock out
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
end; tip; extremities; terminal
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
hoe; raw fish or meat dish in Korean cuisine
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)