awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
considerably; greatly; a lot
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
since then; from that time; ever since
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
gobang (game played on go board involving lining up stones); gomoku; Five in a Row
failed at every attempt; defeated in every (match, battle, etc.)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to give birth to; to have a stomachache
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
standing firm; holding out
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
feeling; sense; impression
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
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
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to be found; to be discovered
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless