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varying the tempo or speed (of something) at will

2

bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness

1

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

3

extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce

4

Garuda or Garua (man-bird deity and 'vahana' of Hindu-Buddhist myth)

10

tumbler; self-righting doll

1

yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)

2

to be overripe

1

watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)

1

dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer

1

medical care; medical treatment

1

shocking

1

plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

1

harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid

1

dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion

4

straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits

1

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

1

trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)

2

to find out; to discover; to detect

3

ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge

1

valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum

2

stingy; cheap; very frugal

1

toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous

1

have to do; must; should; ought to

1

capacity

6

cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do

2

to try one's strength

1

cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits

1

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

5

eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently

1

to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently

1

young person; youth; young

1

challenger

1

baton

1

easy to use

2

split; division; break up

3

tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)

2

rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt

1

to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

1

vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit

2

fake

1

front gate

1

back gate

1

clear; bright; sunny

3

to smash; to break

2

success rate

1

a period of two days

1

vise; jack; capstan

1

call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder

2

blow; hit (on the body); beating

1