tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to use up all one's strength
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
bathing (swimming) in cold water
way (of doing); manner; method; means
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
main force; brute force; strong-arm
teething fever; developmental fever; fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
up until now; as recently as the present
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
flowering crab apple (Malus halliana); Kaido crab apple (Malus micromalus); Chinese flowering apple (Malus spectabilis); Siberian crab apple (Malus baccata); aronia (flower)
to be itching to put one's skills to use
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)