brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
isolation; being alone; being friendless
usually; under usual circumstances
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
seeming dangerous; risky; unsafe; chancy; unsteady; clumsy
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
somersault; looping-the-loop
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; long ago; already
conduct; behavior; behaviour
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines
to knock down; to knock out
drama; play; powerful drug
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
even though; despite; when