horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
horse's back; (mountain) ridge; arête; road along a ridge
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
leap up from the initial charge in order to surprise the opponent; (Minamoto Yoshitsune's legendary) eight ship leap
to smash; to break into pieces
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
throat; vital passage; key position
strangely shaped large rock; large rock of unusual shape
conspicuousness (usu. color); prominence; distinctiveness
to dig through; to drill into; to excavate
watchtower; watch tower; lookout tower
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
to knock down; to utterly defeat
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
limestone cave; limestone cavern
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
pince-nez (glasses); nose glasses; Groucho glasses
chorus (esp. in Greek drama); choir
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
hindrance; offense; offence; prohibition
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to knead well; to polish; to refine
balance ball; exercise ball; Swiss ball
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
travelling alone; solitary journey
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to be traumatized; to be shocked
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning