to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
wide difference; a world of difference
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to be able to manage somehow or another
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
simple system; single-entry (bookkeeping)
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to shake one's head (in denial)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up