vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
choice; selection; option
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
totally willing; fully motivated
defeating in an instant; instant kill
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to subsist; to keep on living
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to triumph; to be elated with success
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to approach; to draw near
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
kobold (evil spirit in German folklore); goblin
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
the same; the said; likewise
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty