tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
clear; precise; definite; distinct
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
other than; excluding; without
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
strength of a thousand men; cloth with the character for "strength" written by a thousand men (soldier's charm)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
several minutes; a few minutes
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
appearance; expression; manifestation
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)