to thrust down; to push off
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
realization of a great ambition; realisation of a great ambition
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
on bad terms; at loggerheads
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to rock; to shake; to swing
nice; good; well-executed
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment