critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to accord someone every courtesy
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
being already (well) aware
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to examine someone's expression
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)