cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
genuine; authentic; true; real
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
with a loud smack; whack; slap; crack; snap
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
to be helpful; to be useful
that is to say; so that means
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to curse (someone) to death; to put a deadly curse on (someone)
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
splish-splash; with a splash
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
counter for rules; rule; regulation
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone