to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
optimization; optimisation
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
monotone; monotonous; dull; lacking variety
to refuse; to decline; to deny
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
watching without paying (a film, play, etc.); watching for free (e.g. on illegal streaming sites); reading for free (e.g. pirated manga)
the ocean; the great deep
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to prowl after; to keep watch on
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
staying behind; remaining; residual
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
to get someone to say; to make someone say
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
commencing with; including