gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing; making a takeoff run
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
deep inside; innermost place
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
(not) the slightest bit; (not) the least; (not) at all
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
disintegration; self-destruction
rail car (esp. a small one used in mines, logging, etc.); trolley; tram
power map; power structure; power relationships
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
changing completely; transformation
outer ring; external ring; rim (of a wheel); paddle wheel; out-toe walking; duck-footed walking
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base; taking a place; securing a position
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
to bend sharply; to twist; to contort; to curl
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
exchange of blows; long rally
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)