to gain a victory; to win
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
rather; sooner; preferably
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
fire pan; heating; first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); pasteurization
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
replay speed; playback speed; refresh rate
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
how many years; how long; what year
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
evident; plain; distinct; clear
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to knock down; to utterly defeat
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to knock down; to knock off
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
no need to guess; certainly
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked