malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
as you see; as you can see
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
here and there; in places
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
to take measures (against); to take steps
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
conflict; fighting each other
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family