tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
with a creak; with a squeak; (packing) tightly; with a squeeze; relentlessly (criticize, complain, etc.); severely
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
gliding (through the air)
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to stop (plug) one's ears
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
Gulliver; preeminent example of its kind
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
without leaving any trace
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to snap; to break (under pressure)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
harm; injury; evil (influence)
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
very great; enormous; serious
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
singing in unison; chanting in unison
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death