ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
help the weak and crush the strong
superior; superiors; senior
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
you could say; you might say; verging on the
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
writer; author; contributor
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
unless (you do something)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to commit a crime; to do evil
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
severe punishment; rigorous measures
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
gratitude; thanks; apology
resentment; indignation; anger
to try to do; to attempt to do
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to be on the right track; to be doing well; to be looking good; to be coming along nicely
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
hostility; animosity; enmity
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
somehow; for some reason or other
domino (game); dominoes; domino effect
what day?; what day of the week?
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection