to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
pair; the two; both persons; both things
being empty-handed; bare hands (in a fight); being penniless
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
unexpected result; upset; surprise
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to collapse into; to flop onto
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily