eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
by myself; in person; by oneself
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
pressure; oppression; suppression
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
stirring; slight movement
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to subsist; to keep on living
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf