to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
in deep black; in jet black
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
while fumbling one's words; with a stutter
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to triumph; to be elated with success
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
eighth day of the month; eight days
Virgo (constellation); the Virgin
to press a question; to cross-examine
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
the same night; that night
real thing; original; actual
like it or not; like or not like
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
hot topic; talk of the town
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
using every trick (in the book)
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
as a child; when one was a child
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place