shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
writing implement; writing tool
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
hearing; audible sound; rumour; rumor; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to let out a roar (hum, groan, moan); to produce a loud noise
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
retry; another try; another go
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
to refer to; to use as reference
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
(power) transformer; trance; trans
to concentrate one's attention; to be engrossed in
to shine in (light); to illuminate
to trample down; to devastate
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
length of a sleeve (of Western clothing); height of a sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing)
adjustment; retouching (in photography)
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless