a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to press a question; to cross-examine
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
one example of (when there are more examples)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
already; now; no longer; not any more
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
technical skill; ability; capacity
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
as a child; when one was a child
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
infancy; childhood; tender age