to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
belief; faith; conviction
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
head; brains; intelligence
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
to order; to command; to appoint
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
reaching; attaining; arrival
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat