to take away; to carry off
falling over; toppling sideways
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
to start something; to have started something, but not yet finished it
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
total energy; all efforts
to launch a surprise attack
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
commander; commanding officer; CO
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
exchange of blows; long rally
before one could; in no time at all; without a gap
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
being on the ropes; losing ground
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius); hippo
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)