to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
depending on; dependent on
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
wherein; therein; thereinto
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
temper pattern of a sword blade
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
master craftsman; skillful worker
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
pride; boast; credit (to)
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to burn with combativeness
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal