suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
walking briskly; determinedly
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
representative; exemplary; model
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
indirection; indirectness
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to lose heart; to lose motivation
danger past and God forgotten; once on shore, we pray no more; (lit.) once it's past the throat, one forgets the heat (of the swallowed object)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
selection; choice; option
profitable plan; good plan
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
innumerable; countless; numberless
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way