tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to be hot on a person's heels
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
true character; real nature
to be hesitant; to feel timid
discussion; argument; debate
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
braggart; boaster; big talker; big mouth; blowhard; bullshitter
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
successive generations; successive emperors
in this way; along these lines; similarly
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling