to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
straying; wandering off course
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
with a scraping sound; with a scratching sound; with a crunching sound (while eating)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
passion; temper; irritability
explosion; rupture; break off
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
in proportion to; just as much as
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances