(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
hemoptysis; coughing up blood; lung hemorrhage (haemorrhage)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
mineral matter; metallic property
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to stare back at; to look back at
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
training; drill; practice; discipline
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
viscous; sticky; gluey; viscosity
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly