irrepressibly aroused (esp. sexually); stimulated
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to be smeared; to be covered
decrease; reduction; decline
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
using every trick (in the book)
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
commune (of medieval Europe); autonomous city
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
picking; collecting; harvesting
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
marshland; wetland; swampland
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation