regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
way; method; means; resource; course
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to continue to rain or snow
tiger's den; jaws of death; dangerous place
mouth; speech; counter for people or implements
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
to strangle; to constrict
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
claws and fangs; claws and tusks; clutches; devious design; pawn; stooge
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
various; many; all kinds of
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation