counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
counterattack (kendo, judo, etc.); reversal technique
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
outbreak of war; starting a war
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
each nation; many nations; many countries
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to cross the line; to go too far
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
trusting to chance; having a go at something
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
strike (i.e. industrial action)
only; just because; although; even; at (place, time); in (time span)
to topple over and lean at a precarious angle; to fall onto something and lean against it; to be on the point of collapse; to be about to fall; to begin to fall
contest of strength; trial of strength
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion