to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
mental derangement; madness; insanity
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
postwar period; period after Second World War
last update; last updated
serious look (on one's face); straight face
immersion; being absorbed in
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
putting one's heart and soul (into); giving one's all; breathing a soul into (e.g. a Buddhist statue); (arch.) intimacy; (arch.) familiarity
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
counter for wheels and flowers
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
automatic; intransitive verb
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
backward somersault; backward roll
murder; homicide; manslaughter
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
murder of one's master; murderer of his master
totally unexpected result; stunning upset
to tear up and throw away
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand