crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
without cause; without reason
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
boastful speech; bragging
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
recovery; undoing; recall
as before; as ever; as it was originally
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
dragon and tiger; (fig.) two mighty rivals
big athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day; field day
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
command; control; commander
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
Regent hairstyle; ducktail; Pompadour