cause of victory; reason for (one's) success
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to smile (at); to grin (at)
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
neat and clean; tidy; trim
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
the same school; the said school
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
training (animals); breaking (animals)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
joint struggle; common (united) front
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge