(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
military service; combat experience
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
violent explosion; bursting
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
unfazed; stone-faced; unflinching; perfectly calm
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
breast meat (usu. of chicken); breast; white meat
piece of meat; cut of meat
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
wooden doll; wooden figure; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
paying for oneself; (at) one's own expense
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
untouched; unused; intact
wealthy person; millionaire
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising