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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to beat ~ up |
attack someone repeatedly to inflict damage |
The bully beat him up. |
| 2 |
to smack ~ around |
to hit someone casually and repeatedly |
He smacked around by the bully. |
| 3 |
to strike ~ |
hit |
He was struck by a roundhouse kick from Chuck Norris. |
| 4 |
to assault ~ |
attack |
The military forces assaulted the secret enemy base. |
| 5 |
to gang up on ~ |
for a group of people to attack a person or smaller group |
The small dogs ganged up on the big dog and made him run
away. |
| 6 |
to be defensive |
of a strategy or attitude, to be concerned with defending |
His fighting style was very defensive, mostly just blocking and
dodging. |
| 7 |
to be offensive |
of a strategy or attitude, to be concerned with attacking |
His offensive moves are great, but he can't block or dodge very
well. |
| 8 |
to knock ~ unconscious |
cause someone to lose consciousness |
Haruo knocked his opponent unconscious by applying
katahajime. |
| 9 |
to threaten ~ |
verbalize intentions to cause harm or damage |
She threatened to expose her boss' affair with his
secretary. |
| 10 |
domestic violence |
violence which occurs within a house or home between family
members |
He was arrested on charges of domestic violence against his
wife and children. |
| 11 |
a restraining order |
legal order which stipulates that one party may not come near
the other |
Clare put a restraining order on her ex-boyfriend because he
was stalking her. |
| 12 |
to pick a fight |
cause a fight |
He picked a fight with his manager because of unfair
treatment. |
| 13 |
self defense |
defend yourself when physically attacked |
She has been taking a self defence course for the past
year. |
| 14 |
to resort to violence |
use violence to accomplish a goal |
Never resort to violence if there is another way to get what
you want. |
| 15 |
to duck ~ |
to lower your head rapidly in order to avoid being hit |
The ball came at me, so I ducked. |
| 16 |
to dodge ~ |
to move your body aside in order to avoid being hit |
I tried to dodge the punch, but I was too late. |
| 17 |
to flee |
to escape on foot or by other means |
The bank robbers fled the area in a car. |
| 18 |
to run away from ~ |
to escape on foot |
I ran away from the mean dog. |
| 19 |
to choke ~ out |
cause unconscious by restricting air or blood flow in the
neck |
Rob choked out Dan by using hadakajime. It was super
effective. |
| 20 |
to take a hit |
to be hit by someone or something |
I took a few hits before I was able to hit back. |
| 21 |
to be tough |
to be strong and unaffected by the attack of your enemy |
He was really tough, he lasted many rounds in the boxing
match. |