joke; playfulness; kidding around
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
still (continuing); as ever; further
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
three times; thrice; third (interval)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
no need to finish what you're saying; say no more; I can guess the rest already
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
sacrificial opponent; jobber (in wrestling); foil; weak player brought in to make the opponent appear stronger
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)