war; battle; match; game; competition
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to crumble away; to collapse
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to unfold; to unroll; to open
quarrel; dispute; argument
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
walking heavily; lumbering
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
to draw back; to leave (the area)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
vale tudo (Brazilian combat sport)
to push aside; to push one's way through
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
soldier; combatant; warrior
dressing oneself; personal grooming
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to put one's hand on; to touch
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
finishing blow; coup de grâce
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)