expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
already; now; no longer; not any more
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to order; to command; to appoint
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
up until now; as recently as the present
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
not caring; not giving a damn
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust