hoarse voice; husky voice
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
reinforcement; strengthening
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
full use; extensive use; complete utilization
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
roundhouse kick; turning kick
water and the Moon; the Moon reflected on the water; solar plexus (as a pressure point in martial arts)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
bipartite; in two parts; double
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
Leaver; Lever; Lieber; Reber; Riber
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage