icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
one by one; one after another; successively
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
pair; the two; both persons; both things
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
almost; roughly; approximately
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to knock down; to send flying
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
suddenly; all of a sudden
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
literally; to the letter; literal
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
suffix for familiar person
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to be transparent; to show through
transparency; degree of clearness
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move