slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwit; faded, dull-colored eggplant
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
moment; brief space of time
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
code; program; code; regulation; code; symbol set; cord
high-voltage current; high-tension current
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
individual; one by one; separate; each
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
going to and from school; school commute
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience