by sheer strength; by brute force
surgery; surgical procedure
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
way out; means to escape; escape route
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
to take away; to carry off
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
subordination; dependency
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
person concerned; interested party; related party
cripple; disabled person; invalid
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to polish up; to shine up
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
to think of; to come up with