fine performance; excellent acting
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
large number (of); many; majority
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
long ago; a long time ago; already
(good quality) meat; processed meat; small goods
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to set (sun); to become dark
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
emotional strength; force of will
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
sunlight; rays of the Sun
after staying up all night
very bad condition; (in) terrible form; serious slump