servant; manservant; menial
a long time ago; long ago
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
intensive; concentrated; focused
herd of horses; pack of horses (in a race)
as planned; according to plan
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
(European) gray wolf (carnivore, Canis lupus lupus); grey wolf
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
to make sense; to be meaningful
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
about the same; about equal to; close match
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
root; source; origin; cause
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
logistical support; combat service support
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge