blow; hit (on the body); beating
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
still (continuing); as ever; further
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.); to be harmed; to be sullied
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
stairs; stairway; staircase
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to make an appearance; to show up
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
warped mind; jaundiced mind; paranoia
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
for a while; for some time; for a period
alright; of no concern; unproblematic; okay; fine
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
light meal; snack; refreshments
to step forward; to volunteer
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
(scattered) spots; specks; speckles
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force