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to raise overhead

3

to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

1

nimbly; lightly

1

to dodge; to evade

1

while passing each other

1

to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

1

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

1

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

4

excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury

1

again; once more; a second time

2

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

3

damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

2

a few minutes later; after a few minutes

1

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

4

to talk down; to corner someone in an argument

1

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

2

to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

1

decoration; ornament; trimmings

2

tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly

1

dust; one ten-billionth

1

presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

1

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

2

martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport

1

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

5

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

1

art of self-defense (defence)

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

1

incident; affair; happening; event

1

combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

2

experience

1

falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

1

cane; walking stick; staff; wand

3

to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

6

magic wand

8

danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

2

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

3

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

4

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

2

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

3

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

2

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

2

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

2

to thrust away; to send flying

2

to fall on one's backside

1

beginning; start; outset

1

scene; sight; scenario; setting

2

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

2