robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
reason for being; raison d'être
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
disadvantageous; long (odds)
laminating; lamination layer
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to encamp; to take up a position
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
practice; practising; experience
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
briskly; quickly; promptly
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light