to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to let an opportunity slip
to pick up; to find; to gather
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to do someone in; to bump someone off
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
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
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
riverside; edge of a river
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
stepping back; drawing back
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
all you want; as much as one wants
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
river surface; surface of a river
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to try and do something; to attempt to do something