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to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

4

return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

1

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

1

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

2

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

3

shotgun

1

like; similar to; as with; in the same way

11

to fly around; to scatter

1

rifle

1

to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)

1

now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

1

offense and defense; offence and defence

1

equilibrium; balance

1

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

2

replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling

1

container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder

3

out of bullets

1

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

4

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

3

troops; group members; team members

3

supply; supplying; replenishment

2

preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

1

to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle

1

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

3

equipment

1

to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment

2

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

4

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

1

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

6

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

2

time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)

1

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

1

rucksack; knapsack; backpack

3

thought to be; seen as

1

defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

1

specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill

1

straight line

2

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

1

wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly

1

in all directions

1

(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)

2

tension; strain

1

the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage

1

position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation

1

the end

4

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

6

bottom; sole

1

to squeeze out; to wring out

2