to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
continuation; succession; series; continuous
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
hegemony; leadership; initiative
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
human speech; human language; sound of people talking
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
climax; peak; zenith; apex