sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
keeping a secret; secrecy; confidentiality
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
in one's own way or style
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
shoji (paper sliding door)
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
prescription (of medicine); formula
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to show up; to appear; to turn up
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
to pretend; to act (as if)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with