increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to gather strength; to take heart
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
one by one; one after another; successively
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
power; might; authority; influence
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
regret; repentance; remorse
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor