one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
nothing but; none other than
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
hostile relations; hostile relationship
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
fort; stronghold; fortification
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to become clear; to be made public
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
striking; remarkable; considerable
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
belief; faith; conviction
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)
ten (long cylindrical things)
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable