to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
visual confirmation; sighting
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
thousands; several thousand
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
splinters of glass; glass shards
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
evening; early night hours
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
(one's) current position; current location; present position
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
temporary truce; ceasefire
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
soldier; combatant; warrior
to fight against; to oppose; to face
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower