to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
to do (something) before (something or someone else); to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.)
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
more than usual; especially; particularly
lecher with a quiet exterior; lecher who doesn't seem it and doesn't talk about it
tropical; tropical worsted fabric
overhasty; rash; premature
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
double-punch; one-two punch; double whammy; twofold blow
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
(ice cream) cone; (speaker) cone; (traffic) cone; corn; maize
cold feeling; psychroesthesia
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
this (very thing); this precisely
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
to tune in to a channel; to switch to a channel
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
the first to thrust a spear (at the enemy); the first to achieve fame; the first to achieve merit
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
male instincts; male frivolity
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon