to step back; to walk backwards
(battery) charger; AC adapter
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
induced explosion; secondary explosion
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
dying; laying down one's life; one out
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
resolute; determined; bold
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
to push aside; to brush aside