to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
(not) even with; (not) even using
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
triumphant return; returning in triumph
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
gale; violent (strong) wind
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
battlefield; battleground
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
this and that; one thing or another
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
distinction; discrimination
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
difficult to ...; hard to ...
succession; continuation; series; sequence
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely