to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
on the occasion of; at the time of
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
with a start; with a jump
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to grimace; to make a wry face
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
serious wound; serious injury
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
sword; blade; single stroke
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate