sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
to unfold; to unroll; to open
and; thereupon; because of that
to turn towards; to point
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
when it becomes; when it comes to
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
great victory; crushing victory
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to chase; to run after; to pursue
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)