singing voice; (sound of) singing
plaintive (melody, tone, etc.); sad; mournful; doleful; sorrowful
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
force (bulldoze) one's way through
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
family name; lineage; birth; clan
to change completely; to transform
festival merrymaking; revelry
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
books returned unsold; books returned to the library
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
worried look; concerned expression
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
to be itching to put one's skills to use
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to break by stepping on; to trample; to stomp on; to walk across; to travel on foot
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
year in, year out; always; 24-7
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside