distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to place firmly; to hit very hard
linear mark; abrasion; scratch; streak
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to happen to have on hand or in stock
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
main force; brute force; strong-arm
gasping for breath; at one's last gasp; breathing feebly; on the brink of death; more dead than alive
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to resuscitate; to revive; to regain consciousness; to come round
the best in the land; the best of its kind in the country; par excellence in the whole country
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
power of conception; conceptual ability
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
pure heart; naivete; innocence
ignorant of the ways of the world