to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
treasure chest; strongbox
minimum; at the very least
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
considerably; fairly; quite
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
this and that; one thing or another
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
power; might; authority; influence
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
heat haze; shimmer of hot air